Open AccessHarmonic technology versus neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet laser and electrocautery for lung metastasectomy: an experimental study
Author(s) -
Alfonso Fiorelli,
Marina Accardo,
E Carelli,
Assunta Del Prete,
Gaetana Messina,
Alfonso Reginelli,
Daniela Berritto,
Ferdinando Papale,
Emilia Armenia,
Paolo Chiodini,
Roberto Grassi,
Mario Santini
Publication year - 2016
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/ivw067
Subject(s) - medicine , laser , nuclear medicine , lung , ex vivo , in vivo , radiology , pathology , optics , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , physics
We compared the efficacy of non-anatomical lung resections with that of three other techniques: monopolar electrocautery; neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet laser and harmonic technology. We hypothesized that the thermal damage with harmonic technology could be reduced because of the lower temperatures generated by harmonic technology compared with that of other devices.
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