Feasibility of Microwave-Based Scissors and Tweezers in Partial Hepatectomy: An Initial Assessment on Canine Model

Purpose: This study aimed to assess the feasibility of partial hepatectomy (PH) simplified by using microwave-based devices in animal experiments.Methods: PH was performed on 16 beagles using either Acrosurg Scissors (AS) or Acrosurg Tweezers (AT) without hepatic pedicle (HP) control. Parenchymal tr...

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Main Authors: Khiem Tran Dang, Shigeyuki Naka, Atsushi Yamada, Tohru Tani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2021.661064/full