Argon plasma coagulation for the treatment of superficial esophageal carcinoma

Journal of Nippon Medical School

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-167

  Nomura, Tsutomu ^a   Miyashita, Masao ^a   Makino, Hiroshi ^a   Maruyama, Hiroshi ^a   Katsuta, Miwako ^a   Kashiwabara, Moto ^a   Takahashi, Ken ^a   Sasajima, Koji ^a   Yamashita, Kiyohiko ^a   Tajiri, Takashi ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation; Esophageal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNX CANCER; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; OPERATION DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ARGON; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247595324     PISSN: 13454676     EISSN: 13473409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1272/jnms.74.163     Document Type: Article

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