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Laser-assisted anastomosis of large-diameter vessels with the carbon dioxide laser
O H Frazier1, S A Shehab, B Radovancevic
1Cullen Cardiovascular Surgical Research Laboratories, Texas Heart Institute, Houston.
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
|September 1, 1988
Abstract:
A low-powered carbon dioxide laser was used to accomplish large-vessel anastomosis in growing minipigs. Results showed excellent patency, near-normal growth rates, and minimal foreign body response.