Open AccessIs bipolar thermofusion an acceptable option for unseparated interlobar fissure division in pulmonary lobectomy?†
Author(s) -
Tohru Sakuragi,
Yuji Takeda,
Takashi Teishikata,
Kyoka Sakoda,
Shigeki Morita
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivt113
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , fissure , cardiothoracic surgery , retrospective cohort study , pneumonectomy , lung , composite material , materials science
This study aimed to review the safety of a reusable sealing instrument, BiClamp(®), as an alternative to the mechanical stapler for interlobar fissure division in pulmonary lobectomy.
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