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[Current state and perspectives of laser use in vascular surgery]
P W Ascher1, J Lammer, E Pilger
1Univ.-Kliniken für Neurochirurgie, Radiologie und Interne Medizin, Karl-Franzens-Universität, Osterreich.
Langenbecks Archiv Fur Chirurgie. Supplement II, Verhandlungen Der Deutschen Gesellschaft Fur Chirurgie. Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Chirurgie. Kongress
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
We report on a project to determine the feasibility of treating carotid artery stenosis with the argon laser (1985) and the clinical results of recanalising peripheral arteries. Training for the above-mentioned project showed that sapphire-tipped Nd:YAG laser optical fibers are the proper instruments for recanalisation. New attempts with new catheter material should make the recanalisation of the carotid artery possible in the future.