Local anesthesia for prostate brachytherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 401-406

  Wallner, Kent ^a,b   Simpson, Colleen ^a   Roof, James ^a   Arthurs, Sandy ^a   Korssjoen, Tammy ^a   Sutlief, Steven ^a  

^a Radiation Oncology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Prostate brachytherapy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ULTRASOUND;

ADRENERGIC AGONISTS; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BRACHYTHERAPY; EPINEPHRINE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032818379     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00216-3     Document Type: Article

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