How reliable is intracorporeal laparoscopic knot tying?

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 428-432

  Lopez, Pedro Jose ^a   Veness, John ^a   Wojcik, Andrew ^a   Curry, Joe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN; POLYPROPYLENE; SUTURE MATERIAL; TETRYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE;

ARTICLE; FORCE; HUMAN; INTRACORPOREAL LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROSCOPY; MATERIALS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SIMULATOR; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENSION;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MATERIALS TESTING; NYLONS; POLYGLACTIN 910; POLYPROPYLENES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 33845232755     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2006.16.428     Document Type: Article

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