Laparoscopic retrieval of a fractured infuse-a-cath catheter
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A Rat Model of Ventricular Fibrillation and Resuscitation by Conventional Closed-chest Technique
Published on: April 26, 2015
F J Montz1, D Moffitt, A Palmieri
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences 90024.
Gynecologic Oncology
|June 1, 1993
Abstract:
The laparoscopic approach is being used in an increasing variety of surgical procedures which have traditionally been performed by the gynecologic oncologist in an open fashion. We here report the first published case of laparoscopic retrieval of a detached intraperitoneal catheter.
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