Ceramic coagulation tip for interstitial thermoablation of the prostate: First experiments

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 145-151

  Lindner, H ^a   Zermann, D H ^a   Eberhardt, R ^b   Herold, V ^a   Burger W ^c   Schubert, J ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b Fraunhofer Institute for Optics and Precision Engineering   (Germany)

^c Inocermic GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER; MALE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; SAFETY; THERMOCOAGULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031753107     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02550569     Document Type: Article

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