The Use of Polymer (Hem-o-lok) Clips for Management of the Renal Hilum During Laparoscopic Nephrectomy

European Urology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 816-819

  Baumert, Hervé ^a,b   Ballaro, Andrew ^b   Arroyo, Carlos ^a   Kaisary, Amir V ^b   Mulders, Peter F A ^c   Knipscheer, Ben C ^c  

^a SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Ligation; Nephrectomy; Renal vein

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIP; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISSECTION; DONOR; HUMAN; KIDNEY VEIN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHRECTOMY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL ARTERY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGATION; NEPHRECTOMY; POLYMERS; RENAL ARTERY; RENAL VEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645791932     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2005.12.073     Document Type: Article

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