Liquid nitrogen cryotherapy for conjunctival amyloidosis

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 645-648

  Fraunfelder, Frederick W ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUID NITROGEN; NITROGEN;

ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVAL AMYLOIDOSIS; CRYOTHERAPY; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; THERAPY EFFECT; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CRYOSURGERY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGEN; RECURRENCE; RETREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65649111138     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2008.535     Document Type: Article

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