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RECENT DEVELOPMENT OF ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS FOR CRYOTHERAPY.

Author(s) : VERDIER J., LE PIVERT P., MORACCHIOLI R.

Summary

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIN FLEXIBLE CRYOPROBES OPENS UP NEW WAYS TO TREAT DISEASES OR LESIONS ACCESSIBLE TO ENDOSCOPIC DIAG-NOSIS. MOREOVER, THE IMPEDANCEMETRIC CONTROL PRESENTS GOOD EVIDENCE OF FREEZING PENETRATION. ENDO-CRYOTHERAPY COMPARES WELL WITH ALTERNATIVE METHODS SUCH AS LASER-OR ELECTRO-SURGERY, GENERALLY WITH LESS RISK AND MORE COMFORT FOR THE PATIENT: USUALLY GENERAL ANESTHESIA IS NOT NEEDED ; OUT-PATIENT OPERATION CAN BE PUT IN PRACTICE.

Details

  • Original title: RECENT DEVELOPMENT OF ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS FOR CRYOTHERAPY.
  • Record ID : 1991-0917
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1989/10/11
  • Source: Source: Proc. 7th int. Congr. Cryosurg., Beijing
    282-287; 5 fig.; 2 tabl.; 3 ref.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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