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LigaSure™ is basically a bipolar electric cautery. The LigaSure™ system is made up of an energy platform and handpiece. LigaSure™ tissue fusion, like LigaSure™ vessel sealing, uses the body’s own collagen and elastin to create a permanent fusion zone. When used in liver transection, LigaSure™ can seal and cut vessels faster than manual ligation and is more consistent and reliable than conventional electric cautery. LigaSure™ has the best synergy with the clamp-crush (CC) technique. Use of a LigaSure™ system plus CC technique during liver resection allowed rapid and safe division of the liver parenchyma. The LigaSure™ system, including the equipment such as the handpiece and energy platform, has been improved, and we can transect liver parenchyma more easily and quickly with the new system.
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Saiura, A., Yamamoto, J. (2012). Open Hepatic Transection Using LigaSure. In: Di Carlo, I. (eds) Open, Laparoscopic and Robotic Hepatic Transection. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2622-3_9
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