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The Composition and Origin of the Gas Produced during Urological Endoscopic Resections
Author(s) -
DAVIS T. R. C.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1983.tb03301.x
Subject(s) - carbon monoxide , gas composition , pyrolysis , hydrogen , resection , composition (language) , chemistry , medicine , surgery , biochemistry , organic chemistry , physics , catalysis , thermodynamics , linguistics , philosophy
SUMMARY— The gas produced from an in vitro model of transurethral resection was found to contain high concentrations of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. Evidence from a further experiment suggests that this gas is formed by the pyrolysis of animal tissue.