The Use of Nd-YAG Laser in Neurosurgery.
- Author:
Kil Soo CHOI
1
;
Hyun Jip KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nd-YAG laser;
Highly vascular tumor;
Coagulation
- MeSH:
Hemangioendothelioma;
Lasers, Solid-State*;
Meningioma;
Neuroma, Acoustic;
Neurosurgery*;
Oligodendroglioma
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1984;13(1):127-130
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
The authors report our experiences with the use of Nd-YAG laser in extripation of selected intracranial tumors:5 Meningiomas, 1 Acoustic neurinoma, 1 Hemangioendothelioma and 1 Oligodendroglioma. The Nd-YAG laser is very helpful to coagulate the pathologic vessels. And because of it's excellent coagulation the Nd-YAG laser is particularly useful when applied in highly vascular tumor as well as in high contents of mesenchymal structures within the tumors.
