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Contact neodymium: YAG laser surgery in gastroenterology: A preliminary report

✍ Scribed by Stephen N. Joffe

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1986
Tongue: English
Weight: 273 KB
Volume: 6
Category: Article
ISSN: 0196-8092
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.1900060212

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✦ Synopsis

Fifty-four patients have been successfully endoscopically treated without complications using contact neodyrniurn:YAG laser probes (endoprobes) for tumors and bleeding and, during open surgery (laser scalpel), for liver and pancreatic resections. The contact probes made from a synthetic sapphire crystal with its optical properties, geometric design, and thermal conductivity have proven to be more effective than the current conventional noncontact method of delivering laser energy through a quartz fiber. Advantages include greater precision, sterilizability, avoidance of the tip melting, and a requirement for lower neodymium:YAG laser energy with reduced tissue damage. The configuration of the probes allows coagulation, cutting, or vaporization, depending on the clinical condition being treated.

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