Review: Update and economic aspects of the harmonic scalpel in general surgery

European Surgery - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 172-179

  Riegler, M ^a   Cosentini, E ^a   Bischof, G ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Autosonix; Economy; Laparoscopy; Sonosurg; Ultracision

Indexed keywords

SCLEROPROTEIN;

ACCELERATION; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; BLOOD VESSEL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COST; DENATURATION; DISSECTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GEL; GENERAL SURGERY; HEAT; HEMOSTASIS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGATION; LIVER SURGERY; ORGAN INJURY; PANCREAS SURGERY; REVIEW; SCALPEL; SUTURE; ULTRASOUND; VIBRATION;

EID: 3142596389     PISSN: 16821769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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