Utility of vessel-sealing systems in thyroid surgery

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 93-98

  Fujita, Takeo ^a   Doihara, Hiroyoshi ^a   Ogasawara, Yutaka ^a   Shimizu, Nobuyoshi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bipolar electrothermal coagulation system; LigaSure ; Thyroid surgery; Vessel sealing system (VSS); Video assisted neck surgery (VANS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID GLAND; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 33646765807     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: 0386300X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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