IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine
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Defining the Relationship Between Compressive Stress and Tissue Trauma During Laparoscopic Surgery Using Human Large Intestine
Amanda Farah Khan, Matthew Kenneth Macdonald, Catherine Streutker, Corwyn Rowsell, James Drake, Teodor Grantcharov
Excessive magnitudes of compressive stress exerted on gastrointestinal tissues can lead to pathological scar tissue or adhesion formation, bleeding, inflammation or even death from bowel perforation and sepsis. It is currently unknown however, at exactly what magnitude of compressive stress...
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Posted on 20 AUG 2019