[The use of laser in thoracic-, cardiac- and vascular surgery (author's transl)]

We carried out thoracic and cardiovascular operations with a 50 watt CO2-Laser. The advantage of this procedure: A minimal trauma of tissue in consequence of no use of selfcutting surgical instruments, bloodless incision at smallest area of coagulation and no possibility of displacement of infections and tumor cells. We believe that this new laser in all surgical disciplines introduced soon.