Perductal electrolytic ablation of the porcine pancreas: A minimally invasive option-studies of morbidity and mortality

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1435-1441

  Morrison, C P ^a   Court, F G ^a   Wemyss Holden, S A ^a   Teague, B D ^a   Burrell, A ^a   Texler, M ^b   Metcalfe, M S ^a   Dennison, A R ^c   Maddern, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrolysis; Experimental studies; Local ablation; Palliation; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; ELECTROSURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HYPERAMYLASEMIA; KIDNEY; LUNG; NONHUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PANCREAS; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PERDUCTAL ELECTROLYTIC ABLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SWINE; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; ELECTROLYSIS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PANCREAS; PANCREATECTOMY; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4744358093     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-9270-y     Document Type: Article

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