The suction knife in liver surgery.
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.
Haapiainen
R
R
Second Department of Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
Schröder
T
T
D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000601:surgery*; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013525:Surgical Instruments