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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1984;13(1): 127-130. |
The Use of Nd-YAG Laser in Neurosurgery. |
Kil Soo Choi, Hyun Jip Kim |
Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. |
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ABSTRACT |
The authors report our experiences with the use of Nd-YAG laser in extripation of selected intracranial tumors:5 Meningiomas, 1 Acoustic neurinoma, 1 Hemangioendothelioma and 1 Oligodendroglioma. The Nd-YAG laser is very helpful to coagulate the pathologic vessels. And because of it's excellent coagulation the Nd-YAG laser is particularly useful when applied in highly vascular tumor as well as in high contents of mesenchymal structures within the tumors. |
Key Words:
Nd-YAG laser; Highly vascular tumor; Coagulation |
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