The vascular stapler in uncinate process division during pancreaticoduodenectomy: Technical considerations and results

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 175-181

  D'Souza, Melroy A ^a,b   Singh, Kailash ^a   Hawaldar, Rohini V ^b   Shukla, Parul J ^a   Shrikhande, Shailesh V ^a  

^a Department of GI and HPB Surgical Oncology ^*  (United States)

^b TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Pancreaticoduodenectomy; Staplers; Uncinate process division

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS; PANCREAS TUMOR; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPLER;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL STAPLERS;

EID: 77953653694     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000264674     Document Type: Article

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