A novel spleen-preserving laparoscopic technique using radiofrequency ablation in a porcine model

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1329-1332

  Pikoulis, E ^a,c   Felekouras, E ^a   Papaconstantinou, I ^a   Kontos, M ^a   Prassas, E ^a   Griniatsos, I ^a   Bacoyiannis, C ^a   Pappa, P ^b   Papalois, A ^a   Tsigris, C ^a   Giannopoulos, A ^a   Papalambros, E ^a   Bramis, J ^a   Bastounis, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic; Partial splenectomy; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLAMP; DOMESTIC PIG; ELECTRODE; EVALUATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NECROSIS; NEEDLE; NONHUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PARENCHYMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SAFETY; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; SURGEON; TROCAR;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MODELS, ANIMAL; SPLENECTOMY; SWINE;

EID: 26844450540     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-2219-y     Document Type: Article

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