Comparative Study of In Vivo Lymphatic Sealing Capability of the Porcine Thoracic Duct Using Laparoscopic Dissection Devices

Journal of Urology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 387-391

  Box, Geoffrey N ^a   Lee, Hak J ^a   Abraham, Jose B ^a   Deane, Leslie A ^a   Elchico, Erick R ^a   Abdelshehid, Corollos A ^a   Alipanah, Reza ^a   Taylor, Michael B ^a   Andrade, Lorena ^a   Edwards, Robert A ^a   Borin, James F ^b   McDougall, Elspeth M ^a   Clayman, Ralph V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

dissection; hemostasis; laparoscopy; lymphatic vessels; surgical instruments

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EXPERIMENTAL PIG; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INCISION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPHATIC VESSEL SEALING; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALPEL; SCORING SYSTEM; STERNUM; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMAL INJURY; THORACIC DUCT; UMBILICUS;

ANIMALS; DISSECTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESSURE; SWINE; THORACIC DUCT;

EID: 57149105094     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.08.122     Document Type: Article

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