Hepatic parenchymal transection with vascular staplers: a comparative analysis with the crush-clamp technique

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 196, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 760-767

  Reddy, Srinevas K ^a   Barbas, Andrew S ^a   Gan, Tong J ^a   Hill, Steven E ^a   Roche, Anthony M ^a   Clary, Bryan M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Crush clamp; Hepatic transection; Morbidity; Mortality; Vascular stapler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CRUSH CLAMP TRANSECTION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPLER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURGICAL STAPLERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 54049105742     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.12.054     Document Type: Article

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