"Technological" Approach Versus Clamp Crushing Technique for Hepatic Parenchymal Transection: A Comparative Study

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 974-979

  Aldrighetti, Luca ^a   Pulitanò, Carlo ^a   Arru, Marcella ^a   Catena, Marco ^a   Finazzi, Renato ^a   Ferla, Gianfranco ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

harmonic scalpel; liver surgery; techniques of hepatic resection; ultrasonic dissector

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAUTERIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LIVER; LIVER RESECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CAUTERY; FEMALE; HEMOSTATIC TECHNIQUES; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 33745853093     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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