Is LigaSure a safe cystic duct sealer? An ex vivo study

Is LigaSure a safe cystic duct sealer? An ex vivo study

Background: To compare the efficacy and safety of both mechanical methods (clips) and electrosurgical instruments, harmonic scalpel (HS) and LigaSure (LS), for securing the cystic duct during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Methods: During the study period from October 2010 to October 2012, 458 p...

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Main Authors: Emad Abdallah, Mohamed Abd Ellatif, Saleh El Awady, Alaa Magdy, Mohamed Youssef, Waleed Thabet, Ahmed Lotfy, Ayman Elshobaky, Mosaad Morshed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-10-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
bile leakage
clips
harmonic scalpel
laparoscopic cholecystectomy
LigaSure
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958415000470

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