PARTIAL HEPATECTOMY USING LINEAR CUTTER STAPLER: ARE THERE ADVANTAGES?

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Morbidity of liver resections is related to intraoperative bleeding and postoperative biliary fistulas. The Endo-GIA stapler (EG) in liver resections is well established, but its cost is high, limiting its use. The linear cutting stapler (LCS) is a lower cost device. AIMS: To...

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Main Authors: Marcio Fernandes CHEDID, Pietro Waltrick BRUM, Tomaz de Jesus Maria GREZZANA-FILHO, Rafaela Kathrine da SILVA, Pedro Funari PEREIRA, Aljamir Duarte CHEDID, Cleber Rosito Pinto KRUEL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva 2023-12-01
Series:ABCD: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-67202023000100346&tlng=en