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Vascular thermocoagulation-perivascular nerve lesions: an ultrastructural report on the choice between monopolar and bipolar electrocoagulation

High-frequency coagulation is used with advantage for a number of purposes, including the production of haemostasis during surgery. The morphological changes which thermocoagulation produces in or near the wall of an artery remain, however, largely unknown; and systematic research in the subject is...

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Published in:Acta neurochirurgica 1988-01, Vol.92 (1-4), p.123-131
Main Authors: KERL, J, STAUBESAND, J
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Language:English
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Summary:High-frequency coagulation is used with advantage for a number of purposes, including the production of haemostasis during surgery. The morphological changes which thermocoagulation produces in or near the wall of an artery remain, however, largely unknown; and systematic research in the subject is long overdue. As might be expected from clinical experience, the local effects of monopolar thermocoagulation are much more severe and far-reaching than those caused by the bipolar method. For these reasons the bipolar coagulation technique is to be preferred wherever possible.
ISSN:0001-6268
0942-0940
DOI:10.1007/BF01401982