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[Capacitive effects during transurethral resections with high-frequency currents (author's transl)].

G Flachenecker·K Fastenmeier·E Schmiedt·F Eisenberger
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The cutting probe of transurethral resection devices has to be fed through a line inside of the shaft. The capacitive high-frequency currents between this feeder and the shaft flow through the urethra and may cause destructive heat within the urethra if a metallic shaft is used. This paper shows that no danger is caused from these capacitive currents as long as the capacity between feeder and shaft is less than 120 pF.

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G Flachenecker, K Fastenmeier, E Schmiedt, F Eisenberger. 1977. [Capacitive effects during transurethral resections with high-frequency currents (author's transl)].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/847858/

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