Open AccessSpray cryotherapy is effective for bronchoscopic, endoscopic and open ablation of thoracic tissues
Author(s) -
Joyce T. Au,
Joshua Carson,
Sébastien Monette,
David J. Finley
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivs192
Subject(s) - medicine , cryotherapy , bronchoscopy , necrosis , ablation , thoracotomy , endoscopy , thoracic cavity , surgery , esophagus , airway , catheter , pathology
Spray cryotherapy (SCT) delivers a liquid nitrogen spray via a catheter to produce cellular death. This study seeks to determine the histological changes after bronchoscopic, endoscopic and open SCT on tissues in the thoracic cavity.
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