Hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy in the setting of splenomegaly

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1340-1343

  Kaban, G K ^a   Czerniach, D R ^a   Cohen, R ^b   Novitsky, Y W ^a   Yood, S M ^a   Perugini, R A ^a   Kelly, J J ^a   Litwin, D E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hand assisted laparoscopy; Hematologic malignancy; Laparoscopic splenectomy; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HAND ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC SPLENECTOMY; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SPLEEN WEIGHT; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC DISEASES; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 4444301111     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-9175-9     Document Type: Article

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