Advances in Nd:YAG Laser Surgery

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Recent Advances in Laser Medicine and Surgery in Japan....Pages 1-6
A Brief History of the Nd:YAG Laser....Pages 7-9
Noncontact Delivery Systems and Accessories for the Application of the Nd:YAG Laser in Endoscopy and Surgery....Pages 10-18
Contact Delivery Systems and Accessories....Pages 19-29
Clinical Applications in Gastrointestinal Bleeding....Pages 30-41
Laser Treatment for Advanced or Recurrent Cancer of the Gastrointestinal Tract....Pages 42-45
Videoendoscopy....Pages 46-52
Endoscopic Laser Therapy of Carcinoma of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia....Pages 53-60
Endoscopic Laser Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer in Japan: Update....Pages 61-64
New Modalities of Contact Nd:YAG Laser Endoscopy for General Application in the Gastrointestinal Tract....Pages 65-73
Contact Nd:YAG Laser Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer....Pages 74-78
Use of Lasers in Nonbleeding Gastrointestinal Lesions: A European Experience....Pages 79-84
YAG Laser Therapy for Intractable Gastric Ulcer....Pages 85-90
Use of the Nd:YAG Laser in Cholangioscopic Surgery....Pages 91-95
Nd:YAG Laser Treatment of Bladder Tumors....Pages 96-98
Contact Laser Treatment for Bladder Cancer....Pages 99-103
Endoscopic Nd:YAG Laser Treatment in Airway Lesions....Pages 104-109
Developments in Bronchoscopic Nd:YAG Laser Resection....Pages 110-117
Neurosurgical Applications of Laser Technology....Pages 118-130
The Use of Contact Lasers (Nd:YAG and Argon) in Neurosurgery: Clinical and Experimental Data....Pages 131-138
Fiberoptic Laser Endoscopy in Neurosurgery....Pages 139-142
The Contact Nd:YAG Laser in Neurosurgery....Pages 143-149
Nd:YAG Laser Surgery: Overview of Applications....Pages 150-155
Applications of the Nd:YAG Laser in Otorhinolaryngology....Pages 156-178
Reconstructive Surgery for Head and Neck Tumors by Contact Nd:YAG Laser Technique....Pages 179-182
Laser Conization of the Uterine Cervix....Pages 183-191
Endometrial Ablation....Pages 192-199
Nd:YAG Laser Applications in Gynecology....Pages 200-207
Clinical Application of the Nd:YAG Laser in Dermatology and Plastic Surgery....Pages 208-212
Study of the Benefits of the Nd:YAG Laser in Plastic Surgery....Pages 213-226
Prevention of Dental Caries and Treatment of Early Caries Using the Nd:YAG Laser....Pages 227-234
Nd:YAG Laser Therapy in Dental and Oral Surgery....Pages 235-246
Laser Hemorrhoidectomy....Pages 247-255
Splenic Resection with the SLT Contact Nd:YAG Laser System ® : A Comparison of Contact Nd:YAG with the CO 2 Laser....Pages 256-265
Liver And Pancreatic Laser Surgery....Pages 266-270
Contact Laser Applications in Ophthalmology....Pages 271-274
The Short-Pulsed Nd:YAG Laser in Ophthalmology: A Review of Current Clinical Techniques....Pages 275-287
General Anesthesia for Nd:YAG Laser Surgery....Pages 288-293
The Variable-Function Fiberoptic Laser Apparatus Using Nd:YAG and Carbon Monoxide Lasers....Pages 294-301
Computer-Controlled Contact Nd:YAG Laser System for Interstitial Local Hyperthermia....Pages 302-310
Safety Procedures for Nd:YAG Laser Surgery....Pages 311-329
Tissue Interactions of Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide Lasers....Pages 330-335
Tissue Interactions of Nd:YAG Lasers....Pages 336-343
Setting Up Ambulatory Laser Centers....Pages 344-352
The Laser Industry: Present and Future....Pages 353-360
Back Matter....Pages 361-368