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A study of the possibilities of laser surgery

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The advantages of laser radiation in surgery are discussed. In order to make it suited for optimal current use, it is necessary to pass the laser beams across flexible glass fibres and to develop flexible glass fibre probes for laser knives and for laser endoscopes. Since only neodymium lasers have the necessary radiation power for this purpose, the effects of neodymium-radiation on various tissues and the transmission across glass fibres and the focusing have been investigated. A design of a tube for cystoscopic or endoscopic purposes is presented which, in a simplified form, may be used as a laser knife.

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  1. Polyclinic of Surgery, University Medical School, Munich

    H. Müssiggang & W. Katsaros

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Müssiggang, H., Katsaros, W. A study of the possibilities of laser surgery. International Urology and Nephrology 3, 229–243 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02081761

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