A retrospective clinical study of the treatment of high-grade anal dysplasia by infrared coagulation in a population of HIV-positive men who have sex with men

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 118-120

  Cranston, Ross D ^a   Hirschowitz, S L ^b   Cortina, G ^b   Moe, A A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal; Coagulation; Dysplasia; Infrared

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANUS CARCINOMA; ANUS DYSPLASIA; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DYSPLASIA; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ETHNICITY; EXCISION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFRARED COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; WART VIRUS;

ANUS DISEASES; ANUS NEOPLASMS; BIOPSY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44349085954     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2007.005665     Document Type: Article

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