The tissue effect of second generation argon plasma coagulation (VIO APC) in comparison to standard APC and Nd:YAG laser in vitro

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 352-356

  Manner, Hendrik ^a,b   May, Andrea ^a   Faerber, Michael ^a   Pech, Oliver ^a   Plum, Nicola ^a   Ell, Christian ^a  

^a HSK Wiesbaden ^*  (Germany)

^b Innere Medizin II   (Germany)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation; Nd:YAG laser; Porcine liver model; VIO APC

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER; NONHUMAN; SWINE; YAG LASER;

ANIMALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LASER COAGULATION; LASERS, GAS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LIVER; MODELS, ANIMAL; SWINE;

EID: 39149138713     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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