OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if linear stapling devices are useful in human liver resection. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was an explorative study conducted on 20 patients undergoing liver resection at the teaching hospital, Lund, Sweden. Twenty-one liver resections were performed in 20 patients during the period 1990 to 1999. RESULTS: All of the resections caused minimal blood loss. Support with ultrasonic dissection (Sonocut) or Vicryl band was needed in 4 patients. CONCLUSION: The technique can be recommended for small liver resections, especially in patients subjected to contemporarily extensive (thoraco) abdominal operations.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if linear stapling devices are useful in human liver resection. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was an explorative study conducted on 20 patients undergoing liver resection at the teaching hospital, Lund, Sweden. Twenty-one liver resections were performed in 20 patients during the period 1990 to 1999. RESULTS: All of the resections caused minimal blood loss. Support with ultrasonic dissection (Sonocut) or Vicryl band was needed in 4 patients. CONCLUSION: The technique can be recommended for small liver resections, especially in patients subjected to contemporarily extensive (thoraco) abdominal operations.
Authors: Arianeb Mehrabi; Katrin Hoffmann; Alexander Johannes Nagel; Omid Ghamarnejad; Elias Khajeh; Mohammad Golriz; Markus W Büchler Journal: J Gastrointest Surg Date: 2019-02-28 Impact factor: 3.452
Authors: Ioannis D Kostakis; Nikolaos Machairas; Zoe Garoufalia; Anastasia Prodromidou; Georgios C Sotiropoulos Journal: In Vivo Date: 2018 Jul-Aug Impact factor: 2.155