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Evaluation of sapphire tip Nd:YAG laser fibers in partial nephrectomy
Author(s) -
Landau Stewart T.,
Wood Thomas W.,
Smith Joseph A.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
lasers in surgery and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1096-9101
pISSN - 0196-8092
DOI - 10.1002/lsm.1900070509
Subject(s) - sapphire , nephrectomy , laser , materials science , ti:sapphire laser , nd:yag laser , energy density , biomedical engineering , optics , medicine , kidney , physics , theoretical physics
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.