Transecting the pancreas neck with electrothermal bipolar vessel sealer (Ligasure) in laparoscopic left pancreatectomy: Case report

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Sartori, Carlo Augusto ^a   Baiocchi, Gian Luca ^b  

^a Castelfranco Veneto Hospital   (Italy)

^b Bresda University   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic left pancreatectomy; Ligasure; Pancreas; Technique

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROTHERMAL BIPOLAR VESSEL SEALER; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INSULINOMA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PANCREAS FISTULA; PANCREAS RESECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INSULINOMA; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGATION; PANCREAS; PANCREATECTOMY; PANCREATIC FISTULA; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SPLEEN;

EID: 74949133600     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3181b8fb3c     Document Type: Article

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