Clinical applications of radiofrequency in proctology: A review

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-85

  Filingeri, Vincenzino ^a   Gravante, G ^a   Cassica, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Proctology; Radiofrequencies; Radiofrequency bistoury; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ANUS FISSURE; ANUS FISTULA; BLOOD CLOTTING; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; PILONIDAL SINUS; POLYP; PROCTOLOGY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; SCALPEL; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CATHETER ABLATION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; FISSURE IN ANO; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; POLYPS; RADIO WAVES; RECTAL FISTULA;

EID: 33646417643     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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