New energy-based devices in laparoscopic splenectomy: Comparison of Ligasure alone versus Ligasure and Ultracision together

Surgical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-32

  Kurt, Yavuz ^a   Yücel, Ergun ^a   Filiz, Ali Ilker ^a   Sücüllü, Ilker ^a   Akin, Mehmet Levhi ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Ligasure; Splenectomy; Ultracision

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856138706     PISSN: 17441625     EISSN: 17441633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1633.2011.00577.x     Document Type: Article

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