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Safety and efficacy of an electrothermal bipolar vessel sealing device in sealing and division of the inferior mesenteric vessels in minimally invasive colorectal surgery

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  1. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, 1775 Dempster St, Park Ridge, IL, 60068, USA

    A. Pai, S. Bibi, G. Melich, S. Marecik, L. M. Prasad & J. Park

  2. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 S Wood St, Suite 376-CSN, 518 E CSB, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    J. Sugrue

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Dr. Prasad has received a research grant from Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., unrelated to this study. He and the remaining authors have no other conflicts of interest or financial ties.

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Pai, A., Sugrue, J., Bibi, S. et al. Safety and efficacy of an electrothermal bipolar vessel sealing device in sealing and division of the inferior mesenteric vessels in minimally invasive colorectal surgery. Tech Coloproctol 20, 505–506 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-016-1488-5

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