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Cauterizing Arteries in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Can Be Both Unnecessary and Dangerous
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Title Cauterizing Arteries in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Can Be Both Unnecessary and Dangerous
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/573005?src=rss
Description A new study suggests that employing devices that cauterize arteries with heat can damage and infect nearby tissue; death can result. Medscape Medical News
Category Articles > Gastroenterology
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Date Apr 16, 2008
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