The use of laminarias for osmotic dilation of the cervix in gynecological brachytherapy applications

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1049-1053

  Mayr, Nina A ^a   Sorosky, Joel I ^b   Zhen, Weining ^a   Weidner, Geoffrey J ^a   Hussey, David H ^a   Anderson, Barrie ^b   Buller, Richard E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Division of Gynecologic Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia risk; Brachytherapy; Cervical cancer; Endometrial cancer; Laminaria; Osmotic cervical dilation

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE SULFATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NITROFURAL; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAMINARIA; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANESTHESIA; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DILATATION; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAMINARIA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032431484     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00286-7     Document Type: Article

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