Randomized clinical trial of radiofrequency-assisted versus clamp-crushing liver resection

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 287-291

  Lupo, L ^a   Gallerani, A ^a   Panzera, P ^a   Tandoi, F ^a   Di Palma, G ^a   Memeo, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT FISTULA; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLAMP; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCALPEL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TISSUE SECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CONSTRICTION; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947246194     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5674     Document Type: Article

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