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Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies Volume 24, 2015 - Issue 6
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Original Article

The feasibility of bipolar tissue sealer for appendix stump closure

Umut Rıza GündüzDepartment of Surgery, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Rojbin KarakoyunDepartment of Surgery, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
,
Şükrü ÖzdemirDepartment of Surgery, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
,
Hasan ÇalıŞDepartment of Surgery, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
,
Mani HabibiDepartment of Surgery, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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Osman Zekai ÖnerDepartment of Surgery, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
Pages 377-380 | Received 12 Nov 2014, Accepted 18 Apr 2015, Published online: 12 Jun 2015

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