Safe and quick distal pancreatectomy using a staggered six-row stapler

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-118

  Misawa, Takeyuki ^a   Shiba, Hiroaki ^a   Usuba, Teruyuki ^a   Nojiri, Takuya ^a   Uwagawa, Tadashi ^a   Ishida, Yuichi ^a   Ishii, Yuji ^a   Yanaga, Katsuhiko ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Distal pancreatectomy; Hand assistance; Laparoscopic surgery; Postoperative pancreatic fistula; Surgical stapler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION STUMP; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PANCREAS RESECTION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN ARTERY; SPLENIC VEIN; STAPLER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATECTOMY; SURGICAL STAPLERS; SURGICAL STAPLING;

EID: 36849030430     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.01.038     Document Type: Article

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