Comparison of the LigaSure™ bipolar vessel sealer to monopolar electrocoagulation for thoracoscopic lobectomy and lymphadenectomy: a prospective randomized controlled trial.
Piotr GabryelMariusz KasprzykMagdalena RoszakAlessio CampisiSzymon SmolińskiPaweł ZielińskiCezary PiwkowskiPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2023)
The use of the LigaSure device did not allow to decrease the chest drainage volume, local thermal spread, and systemic inflammatory response. The number of lymph nodes removed was higher in patients operated with the LigaSure device, which indicated better quality of lymphadenectomy.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- randomized controlled trial
- inflammatory response
- end stage renal disease
- early stage
- sentinel lymph node
- newly diagnosed
- robot assisted
- lymph node metastasis
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- bipolar disorder
- lipopolysaccharide induced
- clinical trial
- ultrasound guided
- toll like receptor
- drug induced