The Effects of ligasure on the laparoscopic management of acute appendicitis:" LigaSure assisted laparoscopic appendectomy "

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 333-335

  Sucullu, Ilker ^a   Filiz, Ali Ilker ^a   Kurt, Yavuz ^a   Yilmaz, Ibrahim ^a   Yildiz, Mehmet ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Laparoscopy; Ligasure; Mesoappendix

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIGASURE; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MESENTERY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURGICAL STAPLING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349246484     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3181a99288     Document Type: Article

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