Waterjet resection of brain metastases - First clinical results with 10 patients

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 407-414

  Oertel, Joachim ^a   Gaab, M R ^a   Piek, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain dissection; Brain metastasis; Surgical technique; Waterjet dissection

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISSECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMAL INJURY; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0038651109     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejso.2002.1428     Document Type: Article

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