Evaluation of intra-abdominal pressures and gas embolism during laparoscopic partial nephrectomy in a porcine model

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 4 I, 2005, Pages 1457-1459

  Weld, Kyle J ^a   Ames, Caroline D ^a   Landman, Jaime ^a   Morrissey, Kevin ^a   Connor, Thomas ^a   Hruby, Greg ^a   Allaf, Mohamad E ^b   Bhayani, Sam B ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embolism and thrombosis; Kidney; Laparoscopy; Nephrectomy; Swine

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERY CLAMP; ARTICLE; GAS EMBOLISM; KIDNEY TUMOR; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL ARTERY; SWINE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24944534478     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000173010.96639.85     Document Type: Article

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