Surgical advantages of laparoscopic pelvic and para-aortic lymph node dissection using the thermal welding instrument compared with conventional laparotomy for lymph node dissection

• Main Authors: Ching-Hui Chen (Author), Wen-Hsun Chang (Author), Li-Hsuan Chiu (Author), Yen-Hsieh Chiu (Author), I-De Wang (Author), Yuan-Kuei Yen (Author), Wei-Min Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: We sought to evaluate the feasibility of laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) and para-aortic lymph node dissection (PALND) using a thermal ligating shears (TLS) thermal welding instrument comparing with the conventional laparotomic PLND and PALND in the management of endomet...