Comparison of ultrasonic scalpel versus conventional techniques in open gastrectomy for gastric carcinoma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

To compare surgical efficacy and postoperative recovery of ultrasonic scalpel (USS) with conventional techniques for the resection of gastric carcinoma.A systematic search of major medical databases (PubMed, Embase, CCRT and CNKI) was conducted. Both randomized and non-randomized controlled trials (...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Long Chen, Xin-Zu Chen, Zheng-Hao Lu, Li Wang, Kun Yang, Jian-Kun Hu, Bo Zhang, Zhi-Xin Chen, Jia-Ping Chen, Zong-Guang Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4117513?pdf=render