Application of the ligasureTM tissue sealing system to intestinal resection. Experimental and clinical trial

Annali Italiani di Chirurgia

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 383-388

  Sorgato, Nadia ^a   Bernante, Paolo ^a   Pelizzo, Maria Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal study; Bipolar electrocoagulation; Dehiscence; Healing process; Intestinal resection; Radiofrequency; Seal zone; Side to side anastomosis; Suture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; CECUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DUODENUM; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RABBIT; SMALL INTESTINE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; APPENDIX; CECUM; DUODENUM; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MODELS, ANIMAL; RABBITS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 60549109627     PISSN: 2239253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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