Hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy - Preliminary experience in Southern Taiwan

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-72

  Lee, Wei Feng ^a   Wu, Shih Chung ^a   Yong, Chee Chien ^a   Chen, Chao Long ^a   Wang, Chih Chi ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hand assisted laparoscopic splenectomy; Laparoscopic splenectomy; Splenomegaly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAND ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC SPLENECTOMY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLEEN; SPLEEN WEIGHT; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 77649213671     PISSN: 20720939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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