Is hook diathermy safe to dissect the mesoappendix in paediatric patients? A 10-year experience.
CONCLUSION: Dissection of the mesoappendix using hook diathermy is a safe, quick and effective method during laparoscopic appendicectomy, with low complication and conversion to open rates.
PMID: 31465326 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: N Z Med J Source Type: research
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