Application of argon plasma coagulation in skin surgery

Dermatology

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 152-157

  Brand, C V ^c   Blum, A ^a   Schlegel, A ^a   Farin, G ^b   Garbe, Claus ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d Section of Dermatological Oncology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation; CO2 laser; Electrocoagulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; GAS FLOW; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; KERATOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN SURGERY; SWINE; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

EID: 0031853405     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000017988     Document Type: Article

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