Argon Plasma Coagulation in Barrett's Esophagus
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Argon plasma coagulation
Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC) is an application of gas discharges in argon in electrosurgery, which is increasingly used especially in endoscopy. The major application fields are haemostasis, tissue devitalization and tissue reduction.This review describes the physics and technology of electrosurgery and APC. Some characteristics of the argon discharge are shown and discussed, and thermal effe...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Video Journal and Encyclopedia of GI Endoscopy
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2212-0971
DOI: 10.1016/s2212-0971(13)70003-7