The use of the Ligasure for hemostasis during thyroid lobectomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 382-385

  Musunuru, Sandeepa ^a   Schaefer, Sarah ^a   Chen, Herbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ligasure; Operative time; Thyroid lobectomy; Thyroidectomy; Vessel sealer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; SUTURING METHOD; THYROID DISEASE; THYROIDECTOMY; TIME;

FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; THYROID DISEASES; THYROIDECTOMY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 40749149195     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.12.009     Document Type: Article

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