Holmium laser for multifunctional use in urology

Graham M. Watson M.D.; Sunil Shroff; Robert Thomas; Michael Kellett

doi:10.1117/12.175028

2 May 1994 Holmium laser for multifunctional use in urology

Graham M. Watson M.D., Sunil Shroff, Robert Thomas, Michael Kellett

Proceedings Volume 2129, Lasers in Urology; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.175028
Event: OE/LASE '94, 1994, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The holmium laser pulsed at 350 microsecond cuts tissue and fragments calculi. It has been assessed for minimally invasive urological intervention. It is useful for partly excising and partly coagulating tumors, incising strictures and the obstructed PUJ. It partly drill and partly fragments urinary calculi however hard. Other lasers are more effective at any one particular application, but this laser is a useful compromise as a multifunctional device.

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Graham M. Watson M.D., Sunil Shroff, Robert Thomas, and Michael Kellett "Holmium laser for multifunctional use in urology", Proc. SPIE 2129, Lasers in Urology, (2 May 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.175028

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