A Radiofrequency-Assisted Minimal Blood Loss Liver Parenchyma Dissection Technique
Author(s) -
Miroslav Milićević,
Predrag Bulajić,
Marinko Žuvela,
Christos Dervenis,
D. Basaric,
Danijel Galun
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
digestive surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1421-9983
pISSN - 0253-4886
DOI - 10.1159/000103663
Subject(s) - medicine , radiofrequency ablation , coagulative necrosis , surgery , blood loss , vascular occlusion , dissection (medical) , hepatectomy , ablation , blood transfusion , resection
Intraoperative blood loss is still a major concern for surgeons operating on the liver since it is associated with a significantly higher rate of postoperative complications and shorter long-term survival. An original radiofrequency (RF)-assisted minimal blood loss technique for transecting liver parenchyma is presented.
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