Curved angiocatheter metal guide for the implantation in velo-tonsillar carcinomas.
Brachytherapy in velo-tonsillar region is not applied in all the institutions because of difficulties to learn it. For the implantation of wires in the soft palate, the Reverdin needle is replaced by a curved guide of angiocatheter 14 Gauge. This technique is easy and reduces the risk of tear mucosa.
Lapeyre
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Radiotherapy Unit, Centre Alexis Vautrin, Avenue de Bourgogne, 54511, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France.
Peiffert
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D
Hoffstetter
S
S
Guerif
S
S
Bey
P
P
D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000075202:Contraindications; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional / Q000295:instrumentation; D007496:Iridium Radioisotopes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000293:injuries; D009339:Needles / Q000009:adverse effects; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000293:injuries / Q000528:radiation effects*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*
D007496:Iridium Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals