Carbon dioxide laser tissue welding: An alternative technique for tubal anastomosis?

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 163-169

  Wallwiener, D ^a,b   Meyer, A ^a   Bastert, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; ENDOSCOPY; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

LAPAROTOMY; TUBAL ANASTOMOSIS;

LASER SURGERY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; FEMALE; LASER SURGERY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SALPINGOSTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION;

EID: 0030830546     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/clm.1997.15.163     Document Type: Article

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