Massive haemorrhage of inoperable bladder carcinomas: Treatment by intravesical formalin solution

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-38

  Giannakopoulos, X ^a   Grammeniatis, E ^a   Chambilomatis, P ^a   Baltogiannis, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER BLEEDING; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INTRAVESICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MORBIDITY;

EID: 0030989503     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02551414     Document Type: Article

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