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Laparoscopic radical deroofing of hepatic cysts using the ultrasonic scalpel
1University Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK.
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
|October 20, 1999
Abstract
Background:
There is some debate regarding the role of laparoscopy in deroofing of liver cysts.
Methods:
Three patients underwent laparoscopic deroofing by means of an ultrasonic scalpel.
Results:
All three patients underwent treatment successfully with minimal postoperative morbidity and hospital stay.
Conclusions:
The ultrasonic scalpel has a useful role in the laparoscopic treatment of hepatic cysts.