Photodynamic ablation of early cancers of the stomach by means of mTHPC and laser irradiation: Preliminary clinical experience

Gut

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 345-349

  Ell, C ^a,d   Gossner, L ^a   May, A ^a   Schneider, H T ^a   Hahn, E G ^a   Stolte, M ^b   Sroka, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Institute of Pathology   (Germany)

^c LFL Laser Research Laboratory   (Germany)

^d Klinikum Wiesbaden   (Germany)

Author keywords

Early gastric cancer; Local endoscopic therapy; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; TEMOPORFIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YAG LASER;

EID: 0031716881     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.43.3.345     Document Type: Article

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