Physics of radiofrequency in proctology

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 349-354

  Filingeri, V ^a   Gravante, G ^a   Cassisa, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Proctology; Radiofrequencies; Radiofrequency bistoury; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

CANCER THERAPY; CARDIOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DERMATOLOGY; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INCISION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; ONCOLOGY; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICS; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROCTOLOGY; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TISSUE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; RADIO WAVES; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 31844433876     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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