title: Laparoscopic liver resection using a bipolar vessel-sealing device: LigaSure.
abstract: Achieving safe outcomes when performing laparoscopic liver surgery requires that the surgical team be expert in the techniques of liver surgery and in the application of appropriate technologies and devices. No other device is capable of effectively providing hemostasis, control of bile duct branches, and dividing parenchyma in every circumstance encountered during major hepatic resections. Therefore, liver surgeons use a variety of surgical technologies and instruments based on their judgment and experience and the individual nature of the operative procedure. Vessel-sealing technology has established itself as useful in liver surgery, for both open and laparoscopic cases. This paper reviews experience with a bipolar, vessel-sealing device (LigaSure, ValleyLab, Inc., Boulder, Colorado) and its application to laparoscopic liver surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. dslakey@tulane.edu
authors.forename: Douglas P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Slakey
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