Transendoscopic and freehand use of flexible hollow fibers for carbon dioxide laser surgery in the upper airway of the horse: a preliminary report

Scott E. Palmer

doi:10.1117/12.44009

1 May 1991 Transendoscopic and freehand use of flexible hollow fibers for carbon dioxide laser surgery in the upper airway of the horse: a preliminary report

Scott E. Palmer

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Proceedings Volume 1424, Lasers in Orthopedic, Dental, and Veterinary Medicine; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44009
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Hollow plastic fibers lined with metal and dielectric films that transmit carbon dioxide laser energy were evaluated for clinical use in upper airway surgery of the horse. These flexible waveguides were used both freehand and through the biopsy channel of an endoscope to incise, coagulate and vaporize tissues in the pharynx and larynx of 4 horses.

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Scott E. Palmer "Transendoscopic and freehand use of flexible hollow fibers for carbon dioxide laser surgery in the upper airway of the horse: a preliminary report", Proc. SPIE 1424, Lasers in Orthopedic, Dental, and Veterinary Medicine, (1 May 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44009

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