Laparoscopic splenectomy: Ligasure versus EndoGIA: A comparative study

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 763-767

  Romano, Fabrizio ^a   Gelmini, Roberta ^b   Caprotti, Roberto ^a   Andreotti, Alessia ^b   Guaglio, Marcello ^a   Franzoni, Chiara ^b   Uggeri, Franco ^a   Saviano, Massimo ^b  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEMOSTATIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37549043878     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2007.0005     Document Type: Article

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