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3662798

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-10-29
pubmed:abstractText
Liver resections were performed in 18 pigs with an inexpensive disposable plastic suction knife, an ultrasonic dissector, or a contact neodymium (Nd)-YAG laser. Technical aspects and intraoperative and postoperative data were compared. Intraoperative blood loss was less with the suction knife (112 +/- 28 mL) than with the ultrasonic dissector (149 +/- 45 mL) or Nd-YAG laser (174 +/- 25 mL). Operating time was similar in all groups. The number of ligatures used in the Nd-YAG laser group (12 +/- 1) was significantly less than in the ultrasonic dissector (27 +/- 2) or suction knife (32 +/- 2) groups. In the ultrasonic dissector group, there was an increase in postoperative white blood cell count and liver enzyme levels compared with the other two groups. Light microscopy revealed dilated bile ducts in the ultrasonic dissector resection group, which may reflect biliary stasis. There were no significant differences in mortality among the three experimental groups. Results indicated that the ultrasonic dissector and the contact laser method were not substantially better than an inexpensive, easily modified plastic suction catheter in performing a major nonanatomic liver resection in piglets.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0004-0010
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
122
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1166-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Techniques of liver resection. Comparison of suction knife, ultrasonic dissector, and contact neodymium-YAG laser.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study