Radiofrequency versus ultrasonic energy in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: A metaanalysis of operative time and blood loss

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2917-2924

  Di Lorenzo, Nicola ^a,b   Franceschilli, Luana ^a,b   Allaix, Marco Ettore ^b,c   Asimakopoulos, Anastasios ^b   Sileri, Pierpaolo ^a,b   Gaspari, Achille L ^a,b  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dissection; Instruments; Technical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DEVICE SAFETY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 84871610213     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-012-2285-5     Document Type: Article

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