The Use of Argon Beam Coagulation to Control Hemorrhage: A Case Report and Review of the Technology

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 615-618

  Beckley, Michael L ^a   Ghafourpour, Kourosh L ^a   Indresano, A Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARGON LASER; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2142810160     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2003.08.027     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Steadman's Medical Dictionary (ed 25). Baltmore, MD, Williams and Wilkins, 1990, p 702
2. Schwartz SI: Principles of Surgery. New York, NY, McGraw-Hill, 1994, p 109
3. Lyons AS, Petrucelli J: Medicine: An Illustrated History. New York, NY, Harry N. Abrams, 1978, p 98
4. Reino AJ, Lawson W: Role of argon beam coagulator in racial rejuvenation. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 121:6, 1995
5. Matthews K: Argon beam coagulation. New directions in surgery. J AORN 56:885, 1992
6. Argon beam coagulation systems. Health Devices 19:299, 1990
7. Wolf RF, Xie H, Petty J, et al: Argon ion beam hemostasis with albumin after liver resection. Am J Surg 183:584, 2002
8. Kwon AH, Inui H, Kmiyama Y: Successful laparascopic haemostasis using an argon coagulator for blunt traumatic splenic injury. EurJ Surg 167:316, 2001
9. Postema RR, Plaiser PW, ten Kate FJ, et al: Haemostasis after partial hepatectomy using argon beam coagulation. Br J Surg 80:1563, 1993
10. Hendry PJ, Mikat EM, Anstadt MP, et al: Argon beam coagulation compared with cryoablation of ventricular subendocardium. Ann Thorac Surg 55:135, 1993
11. Throndson RR, Walstead WR: Use of the argon beam coagulator for control of postoperative hemorrhage in an anticoagulated patient. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 57:1367, 1999
12. Ward PH, Castro DJ, Ward S: A significant new contribution to radical head and neck surgery. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 115:9, 1989
13. Gale P, Adeyemi B, Ferrer K, et al: Histologic characteristics of laparoscopic argon beam coagulation. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 5:19, 1998
14. Dapper G, Wallace DG, Yamamoto R, et al: Attachment of gelatin films to tissue using argon beam coagulator. J Biomed Mater Res 43:89, 1998
15. Galen DI, Jacobson A, Weckstein LN: Argon beam coagulation rescue to correct bleeding during pelviscopy. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 1:146, 1994
16. Stucker FJ, Hoasjoe DK, Aarstad RF: Rhinophyma: A new approach to hemostasis. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 102:925, 1993
17. Johanns W, Luis W, Janssen J, et al: Argon plasma coagulation (APC) in gastroenterology: Experimental and clinical experiences. EurJ Gastroenterol Hepatol 9:581, 1997
18. Polanyi TG: Physics of surgery with lasers. Clin Chest Med 6:179, 1985
19. Fuller TA: Surgical Lasers: A Clinical Guide. New York, NY, Macmillan, 1987, p 128
20. Clayman L, Kuo P: Lasers in Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry. New York, NY, Thieme, 1997, p 29
21. Dixon JA: Surgical Application of Lasers. Chicago, IL, Year Book Medical Publishers, 1987, p 58
22. ConMed Corporation International: ABC Technology: ConMed Corporation Technical Report. Utica, NY, ConMed Corporation International
23. Steiniger JR, Fee WE, Nowels KW, et al: The electrophysiologic and histologic effects of the argon beam coagulator on peripheral nerves. Laryngoscope 102:1263, 1992
24. Fatal gas embolism caused by overpressurization during laparoscopic use of argon enhanced coagulation. Health Devices 23:257, 1994