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Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator

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Different techniques of liver parenchymal transaction have been described, including finger fracture, sharp dissection, clamp-crush technique, the hydrojet, and more recently, the Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator (CUSA). The CUSA is an innovative tool for dissecting through the liver parenchyma, which can potentially reduce intraoperative blood loss and perioperative morbidity. The CUSA system is a powerful ultrasonic aspirator and dissector with a wide application not only in liver surgery but also in other surgical specialties as well. The CUSA is widely used in multiple surgical subspecialties, including neurosurgery, gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary surgery, gynecology, and urology. CUSA Excel is an ultrasonic surgical aspirator, where fragmentation, suction, and irrigation occur simultaneously, allowing the surgeon to remove tissue with accurate control. In liver surgery, it is an invaluable tool, particularly in a situation where the tumor is closely adjacent to a vital structure that needs to be saved. CUSA will enable dissection around any structure that needs to be preserved.

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  1. Department of Surgery, The Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Walnut Creek, CA, USA

    James S. Choi MD, FACS

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  1. Steinberg-Bernstein Chair in Minimally, McGill University Health Centre Director, Division of General Surgery, Montreal, Québec, Canada

    Liane Feldman

  2. Hepatobiliary and Oncologic Surgery, The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Walnut Creek Medical Center, Walnut Creek, California, USA

    Pascal Fuchshuber

  3. Center (BIDMC), Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Daniel B. Jones

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Choi, J.S. (2012). Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator. In: Feldman, L., Fuchshuber, P., Jones, D. (eds) The SAGES Manual on the Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy (FUSE). Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2074-3_8

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