Mechanisms of healing in the injured lung treated with the Nd‐YAG laser
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
- Vol. 6 (6) , 574-580
- https://doi.org/10.1002/lsm.1900060618
Abstract
An experimental study was done to evaluate the pattern of healing after sealing an incision in the pulmonary parenchyma with the Nd-YAG laser. Gross and histologic examinations of healing were compared with those of lung cauterized or sutured with chromic catgut. The results indicate that the use of the Nd-YAG laser to seal small vessels and air leaks has distinct advantages over cautery or suture closure of incisions in pulmonary tissue.Keywords
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