Hem-o-lok clips to control both the artery and the vein during laparoscopic nephrectomy: Personal experience and review of the literature

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 915-918

  Casale, Paolo ^b   Pomara, Giorgio ^a   Simone, Maurizio ^b   Casarosa, Claudio ^b   Fontana, Luca ^b   Francesca, Francesco ^b  

^a Department of Surgery   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ADULT; AGED; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLIP; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY BLOOD VESSEL; KIDNEY VEIN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; NONABSORBABLE POLYMER LIGATING CLIP; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RENAL ARTERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY; STAPLER; SURGICAL APPROACH;

HUMANS; KIDNEY; LAPAROSCOPY; NEPHRECTOMY; RENAL ARTERY; RENAL VEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 34548822424     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2006.0101     Document Type: Review

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