Endobronchial electrocautery and argon plasma coagulation: A practical approach

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 305-310

  Tremblay, Alain ^a,c   Marquette, Charles Hugo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Health Sciences Centre Calgary   (Canada)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation; Bronchoscopy; Electrocautery; Laser; Lung cancer; Tracheal stenosis

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; CAUTERIZATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EARLY CANCER; ELECTRODE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 4143104866     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2004/216243     Document Type: Review

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