Novel endoscopic application of a new flexible-fiber CO2 laser for esophageal mucosal ablation in a porcine model

Endoscopy

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 138-142

  Anandasabapathy, S ^a,b   Maru, D ^a   Klumpp, S ^a   Uthamanthil, R ^a   Borne, A ^a   Bhutani, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROSURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EPITHELIZATION; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; EUTHANASIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTESTINE INJURY; INTESTINE MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD; SAFETY; SUBMUCOSA; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURVIVAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGUS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGUS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, GAS; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; SWINE;

EID: 66349098119     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: 14388812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1103482     Document Type: Article

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