A radiofrequency-assisted device for bloodless rapid transection of the liver: A comparative study in a pig liver model

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 599-605

  Burdio F ^a   Navarro, A ^b   Berjano, E ^c   Sousa, R ^b   Burdio J M ^d   Guemes A ^b   Subiro J ^b   Gonzalez, A ^d   Cruz, I ^d   Castiella, T ^b   Tejero, E ^b   Lozano, R ^b   Grande, L ^a   de Gregorio, M A ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Liver surgery; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE LEAKAGE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HEMOSTASIS; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER PARENCHYMA; NONHUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL HEPATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SAFETY; STAINING; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SWINE; THERMOCOAGULATION;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; HEMOSTATIC TECHNIQUES; HEPATECTOMY; LIVER; MODELS, ANIMAL; SWINE;

EID: 41949120412     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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