Technology-assisted versus clamp-crush liver resection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 414-428

  Alexiou, Vangelis G ^a,b   Tsitsias, Thomas ^b   Mavros, Michael N ^a,c   Robertson, Gavin S ^b   Pawlik, Timothy M ^c  

^a ALFA INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AIBS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

bile leak; electrosurgery; LigaSure; liver resection; radiofrequency; ultrasonic; vessel sealing systems

Indexed keywords

CLAMP; CLAMP CRUSHING TECHNIQUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER RESECTION; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY DISSECTING SEALER; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BILE LEAK; ELECTROSURGERY; LIGASURE; LIVER RESECTION; RADIOFREQUENCY; ULTRASONIC; VESSEL SEALING SYSTEMS;

ELECTROSURGERY; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880294961     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: 15533514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1553350612468510     Document Type: Review

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