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Purpose: The use of absorbable skin staplers (ASS) for skin closure has been increasing due to their convenience and timesaving effect. In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of ASS...
Purpose: This preliminary in-vitro study was designed to evaluate the risk factors of compression injury from use of a circular stapler for end-to-end anastomosis.
Methods: Transparent collagen plates were prepared in...
Obesity has been considered a chronic relapsing disease. The increasing number of obese individuals has resulted in an increase in the demand for bariatric surgeries annually. Post-laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy complications...
Moon SW, Sim SB, Wang YP, Yoon JS, Jo KH, Park JK, Park MS, Choi SY, Kwack MS, Lee SH
KMID: 2010954
Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2003 Dec;36(12):904-910.
BACKGROUND: Thoracoscopic bullectomy (VATS-B) is now the preferred treatment for spontaneous pneumothorax despite of higher recurrence rate than open thoracotomy. Several methods have been used to prevent this problem. The...