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Nd:YAG LASER THERAPY FOR COLORECTAL POLYPS
Author(s) -
Brennan F. N.,
Laurence B. H.,
Levitt S.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1991.tb00253.x
Subject(s) - medicine , adenomatous polyps , yttrium , neodymium , laser , colonoscopy , laser therapy , surgery , general surgery , colorectal cancer , cancer , optics , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , oxide
Adenomatous polyps are the precursors of most colonic cancers and should be removed and recovered for histological analysis. Removal by endoscopic laser photocoagulation offers a safe alternative to surgery. We report our experience of managing selected colonic polyps by neodymium: yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser.