The utility of a reusable bipolar sealing instrument, BiClamp®, for pulmonary resection

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 505-509

  Sakuragi, Tohru ^a   Okazaki, Yukio ^a   Mitsuoka, Masahiro ^a   Yamasaki, Fumio ^a   Masuda, Masanori ^a   Mori, Daisuke ^a   Satoh, Toshimi ^a   Itoh, Tsuyoshi ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

BiClamp ; Bipolar; Ecosurgery; Electrosurgical system; Pulmonary resection; Reusable

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; CAUTERIZATION; CLAMP; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOG; ELECTROSURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS WALL; LUNG NODULE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BLISTER; DOGS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; PNEUMOTHORAX; SURGICAL STAPLING; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACOTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 49149129186     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.05.043     Document Type: Article

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