Ultrasonic dissectors and minimally invasive surgery

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 229-234

  Gill, Brijesh S ^a   MacFadyen Jr , Bruce V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Harmonic scalpel; Laparoscopy; Ultrasonic dissector

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; ULTRASOUND;

HEMOSTASIS, ENDOSCOPIC; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 79959636362     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: 15533514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155335069900600407     Document Type: Article

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