Nd:YAG laser therapy for colorectal polyps
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F N Brennan1, B H Laurence, S Levitt
1Gastroenterology/Liver Unit, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia.
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
|June 1, 1991
Abstract:
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.