Safety and efficacy of new integrated bipolar and ultrasonic scissors compared to conventional laparoscopic 5-mm sealing and cutting instruments

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2541-2549

  Seehofer, Daniel ^a   Mogl, Martina ^a   Boas Knoop, Sabine ^a   Unger, Juliane ^a   Schirmeier, Anja ^a   Chopra, Sascha ^a   Eurich, Dennis ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Instruments; Technical; Vascular (blood vessels)

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR CLAMP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOLOGY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL SCISSOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASONIC SCISSOR;

EID: 84866114200     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-012-2229-0     Document Type: Article

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