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Evaluation of sapphire tip Nd:YAG laser fibers in partial nephrectomy

✍ Scribed by Stewart T. Landau; Thomas W. Wood; Dr. Joseph A. Smith Jr.

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1987
Tongue
English
Weight
217 KB
Volume
7
Category
Article
ISSN
0196-8092

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✦ Synopsis

Sapphire tips for Nd:YAG lasers fibers have been introduced recently. The increased energy density improves the cutting effect while, reportedly, preserving the hemostatic properties of Nd:YAG laser energy. The capacity of sapphire tip laser fibers to facilitate partial nephrectomy was tested in mongrel dogs. No advantage for this technique was demonstrated compared to standard methods of partial nephrectomy .

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