| Title |
Avoidance of tattoo disruption: a further benefit of laparoscopic surgery
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Surgical Endoscopy, April 2008
|
| DOI | 10.1007/s00464-008-9921-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
A. D. Gilliam, L. Donnelly, B. Gopinath |
| Abstract |
Tattoos are increasingly common in both male and female patients. Abdominal skin tattoos may be present at the site of proposed incisions for conventional surgery whereas laparoscopic port site placement can be adjusted to accommodate tattoo constraints. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 18 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 18 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 4 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 22% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 2 | 11% |
| Unknown | 3 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 28% |
| Psychology | 4 | 22% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 4 | 22% |