Open AccessFluid cushion protects against thermal damage during argon plasma coagulation
Author(s) -
Roberta Maselli,
Paul J. Belletrutti,
Marco Spadaccini,
Piera Alessia Galteri,
Thomas Stäbler,
Michael Ederer,
Alexander Neugebauer,
Markus D. Enderle,
Alessandro Repici
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.886
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1792-7463
pISSN - 1108-7471
DOI - 10.20524/aog.2021.0667
Subject(s) - cushion , saline , ex vivo , argon plasma coagulation , medicine , biomedical engineering , volume (thermodynamics) , volume of fluid method , materials science , in vivo , surgery , anesthesia , mechanics , mechanical engineering , flow (mathematics) , thermodynamics , endoscopy , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , engineering , biology
Thermal damage to the muscle layer during mucosal application of argon plasma coagulation (APC) may be avoided by creating a fluid cushion within the submucosal layer, but the minimum injection volume needed or the ideal injection fluid are yet to be established. We conducted a systematic ex vivo study with this aim.