Particulate Matter Generated During Monopolar and Bipolar Hysteroscopic Human Uterine Tissue Vaporization

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 458-464

  Farrugia, Martin ^a   Hussain, Sarah Y ^b   Perrett, David ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bipolar; Electrosurgery; Embolus; Hysteroscopy; Insoluble particles; Monopolar; Particles; Particulate matter; Versapoint

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTEROSCOPY; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER DIFFRACTION; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TRANSURETHRAL ELECTROVAPORIZATION; UTERUS SURGERY;

ADULT; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MYOMETRIUM; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 67649378421     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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