Possible application of microwave coagulation therapy for recanalising tumor-occluded self-expandable metallic stents

Digestive Endoscopy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 158-164

  Maetani, I ^a   Ogawa, S ^a   Sato, M ^a   Igarashi, Y ^a   Sakai, Y ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Microwave coagulation; Self expandable metallic stent; Thermal effect; Tumor ingrowth

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE; FIBER OPTICS; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM TUMOR; METAL IMPLANTATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PHANTOM; RECANALIZATION; SENSOR; STENT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOMETER;

EID: 0032927223     PISSN: 09155635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1443-1661.1999.tb00214.x     Document Type: Article

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