The linear cutting stapler for enteric anastomosis: A new technique in pancreas transplantation

Transplant International

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 915-918

  Lam, Vincent W T ^a   Wong, Kit ^a   Hawthorne, Wayne ^a   Ryan, Brendan ^a   Lau, Howard ^a   Robertson, Paul ^a   Allen, Richard D M ^a   Pleass, Henry ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Pancreas transplantation; Stapler

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DRAIN; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY; STAPLER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PANCREAS; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; SAFETY; SURGICAL STAPLERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749435018     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2006.00368.x     Document Type: Review

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