Acta Vet. Brno 2015, 84: 397-401

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201584040397

New semi-spherical radiofrequency energy device for liver resection: an experimental study in pigs

Petr Vávra1,2,3,4, Martina Škrobánková4, Jan Grepl5, Michal Crha6, Marek Penhaker2, Jana Jurčíková7, Miša Škorič8, Petr Raušer9, Petr Ostruszka3, Peter Ihnát3,4, Patricie Delongová10,11, Jana Dvořáčková10,11, Václav Procházka7, Dana Šalounová12, Nagy Habib1, Pavel Zonča3,4

1Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, Liver and Pancreas Surgery, London, United Kingdom
2Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Ostrava, Czech Republic
3University Hospital Ostrava, Department of Surgery, Ostrava, Czech Republic
4University of Ostrava, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Ostrava, Czech Republic
5Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ostrava, Czech Republic
6University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, CEITEC VFU, Brno, Czech Republic
7University Hospital Ostrava, Department of Vice-President for Science and Research, Ostrava, Czech Republic
8University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathological Morphology and Parasitology, Brno, Czech Republic
9University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Surgery and Orthopaedics, Small Animal Clinic, Brno, Czech Republic
10University Hospital Ostrava, Institute of Pathology, Ostrava, Czech Republic
11University of Ostrava, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Pathology, Ostrava, Czech Republic
12Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Economics, Department of Mathematical Methods in Economy, Ostrava, Czech Republic

Received March 16, 2014
Accepted November 10, 2015

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