Comparison of Ho:YAG versus Nd:YAG thoracoscopic laser treatment of pulmonary bullae in a rabbit model

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 103-108

  Brenner, Matthew ^a   Wong, Humphrey ^a   Yoong, Benedict ^d   Wang, Nai San ^d   Chen, John C ^d   Budd, Michael ^d   Hamilton, Ann ^d   Tadir, Yona ^c   McKenna, Robert ^b   Fischel, Richard J ^b   Huh, Joe ^d   Tromberg, Bruce ^c   Wilson, Archie F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Chapman Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UC Irvine Medical Center ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PULMONARY DISEASES; TISSUE;

LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION SURGERY (LVRS);

LASER SURGERY;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPHYSEMA; HISTOLOGY; HOLMIUM LASER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; LUNG FIBROSIS; NEODYMIUM LASER; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX SURGERY; TISSUE NECROSIS;

EID: 12644301202     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/clm.1997.15.103     Document Type: Article

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