A full review of port-closure techniques [1]

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1895-1897

  Ng, W T ^a  

^a YAN CHAI HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Port closure; Review; Technique

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LETTER; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING;

HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 34548605387     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9547-7     Document Type: Letter

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