Randomized clinical trial of vessel sealing system (LigaSure) in esophagogastric devascularization and splenectomy in patients with portal hypertension

Prediction of variceal hemorrhage by esophageal endoscopy

Kazushige Beppu, Kiyoshi Inokuchi, Nobuhiro Koyanagi et al. · Gastrointestinal Endoscopy · 1981 · 768 citations

Medicine, Clinical Sciences, Internal Medicine +12

High-burst-strength, feedback-controlled bipolar vessel sealing

Jenifer S. Kennedy, Patricia L. Stranahan, Ken D. Taylor · Surgical Endoscopy · 1998 · 400 citations

Engineering, Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture +4

Comparison of ultrasonic energy, bipolar thermal energy, and vascular clips for the hemostasis of small-, medium-, and large-sized arteries

Ronald F. Sing, B. Todd Heniford, Kristi L. Harold et al. · Surgical Endoscopy · 2003 · 346 citations

Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Surgery +13

Initial results with an electrothermal bipolar vessel sealer

B. Todd Heniford, Brent D. Matthews, Ronald F. Sing et al. · Surgical Endoscopy · 2001 · 276 citations

Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +7

Evaluation of a Vessel Sealing System, Bipolar Electrosurgery, Harmonic Scalpel, Titanium Clips, Endoscopic Gastrointestinal Anastomosis Vascular Staples and Sutures for Arterial and Venous Ligation in a Porcine Model

Jaime Landman, Kurt Kerbl, Jamil Rehman et al. · The Journal of Urology · 2003 · 269 citations

Medicine, Anesthesiology, Surgery +15