Open AccessComparison of local tissue damage: monopolar cutter versus Nd:YAG laser for lung parenchyma resection. An experimental study
Author(s) -
Andreas Kirschbaum,
Stephan Alexander Braun,
Peter Rexin,
Detlef K. Bartsch,
Perla Seyfer
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivt419
Subject(s) - lung , medicine , parenchyma , nd:yag laser , left lung , laser , nuclear medicine , radiology , biomedical engineering , pathology , optics , physics
Lung metastases are non-anatomically resected while sparing as much parenchyma as possible. For this purpose, a few surgeons use the Nd:YAG Laser LIMAX 120, whereas the majority of surgeons use a monopolar cutter like the MAXIUM. The aim of this experimental study was to investigate which instrument causes less lung-tissue damage at the same power output.
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