Successful treatment of recalcitrant warts in pediatric patients with carbon dioxide laser

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 219-223

  Serour, F ^a,b,c   Somekh, E ^b,c  

^a CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^b WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide laser; Children; Recurrence; Warts

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; EXUDATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LASER SURGERY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCALPEL; SCAR FORMATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDATION; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ADOLESCENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHILD; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; SKIN DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARTS;

EID: 0141625210     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-42237     Document Type: Article

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