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Published on: January 25, 2010
Human liver resection with the aid of a stapling device
Torsten Holmin1, Thomas Zilling
1Department of Surgery, Lund University Hospital, S 221 85 Lund, Sweden.
Objective:
To evaluate if linear stapling devices are useful in human liver resection.
Patients And Methods:
This was an explorative study conducted on 20 patients undergoing liver resection at the teaching hospital, Lund, Sweden. Twenty-one liver resections were performed in 20 patients during the period 1990 to 1999.
Results:
All of the resections caused minimal blood loss. Support with ultrasonic dissection (Sonocut) or Vicryl band was needed in 4 patients.
Conclusion:
The technique can be recommended for small liver resections, especially in patients subjected to contemporarily extensive (thoraco) abdominal operations.
