Assessing the adequacy of endoscopically tied knots: A functional approach

Endoscopy

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 415-417

  Hu, B ^a   Sun, L C L ^a   Karmakar, M ^a   Cotton, P B ^b   Gostout, C J ^b   Hawes, R H ^b   Kalloo, A N ^b   Kantsevoy, S V ^b   Pasricha, P J ^b   Chung, Sydney C S ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Apollo Group   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GASTROSCOPY; GASTROSTOMY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MANOMETER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN ARTERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MANIKINS; MANOMETRY; PERFUSION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SPLENIC ARTERY; STOMACH; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 20844433210     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-861197     Document Type: Article

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