title: The suction knife in liver surgery.
abstract: A simple, inexpensive alternative method of blunt dissection for dividing liver parenchyma utilizing a suction knife is presented. The device, made from an ordinary suction tube, has been used successfully in six patients. Details of the device and method are discussed herein.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haapiainen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schröder
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000601:surgery*; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013525:Surgical Instruments