Photodynamic therapy using verteporfin for a diffuse choroidal hemangioma in Sturge-Weber syndrome

Retina

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 152-155

  Bains, Harshivinderjit S ^a   Cirino, Anthony C ^a   Ticho, Benjamin H ^b   Jampol, Lee M ^a,c,d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c QLT Photo Therapeutic Inc   (Switzerland)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOROIDITIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; RETINA DETACHMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; STURGE WEBER SYNDROME; SUBRETINAL FLUID; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 1242274580     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200402000-00022     Document Type: Article

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