Laparoscopic cholecystectomy using a newly developed laparoscope manipulator for 10 patients with cholelithiasis

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 753-756

  Tanoue, K ^a   Yasunaga, T ^a,b   Kobayashi, E ^c   Miyamoto, S ^b   Sakuma, I ^c   Dohi, T ^c   Konishi, K ^a   Yamaguchi, S ^a   Kinjo, N ^a   Takenaka, K ^a   Maehara, Y ^a   Hashizume, M ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Laparoscopic manipulator; Naviot

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPE; MALE; MICROMANIPULATOR; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROBOTICS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745566467     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0177-7     Document Type: Article

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