Early clinical experience with 5-aminolevulinic acid for the photodynamic therapy of upper tract urothelial tumors

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 401-404

  Waidelich, Raphaela ^a   Hofstetter, Alfons ^a   Stepp, Herbert ^a   Baumgartner, Reinhold ^a   Weninger, Ernst ^a   Kriegmair, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aminolevulinic acid; Organ preservation; Photochemotherapy; Urologic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER;

EID: 0031974496     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63932-6     Document Type: Article

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