Surgical debridement of mineral pitch and nonviable penile tissue using water-jet power: A preliminary report

BJU International

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 974-976

  Chammas Jr , Mario F ^a   Gurunluoglu, Raffi ^a   Carlsen, Soren N ^a   Molina Jr , Wilson ^a   Moore, Ernest E ^a   Kim, Fernando ^a  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Debridement; Hydrosurgery; Tangential excision; Water jet; Wound

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; MINERAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BODY SURFACE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FOLLOW UP; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENIS INJURY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TESTIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URETHRA; URETHROPLASTY; VERSAJET HYDROSURGERY SYSTEM; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; DEBRIDEMENT; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROTHERAPY; LACERATIONS; MALE; PENIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SCROTUM; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 62149127672     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.08209.x     Document Type: Article

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