Laparoscopic Vessel Sealing Technologies

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 301-307

  Lyons, Stephen D ^a,b   Law, Kenneth S K ^a,b  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bipolar electrosurgery; Electrosurgical generator; Monopolar electrosurgery; Return Dispersive electrode

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATING CURRENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROSURGERY; ENERGY RESOURCE; LAPAROSCOPIC FORCEPS; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SCALPEL; SURGICAL TRAINING; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

ELECTROSURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84877345101     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2013.02.012     Document Type: Article

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