Use of microsurgical laser in paediatric surgery and paediatric neurosurgery

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Fette, A.^{a; *} | Yonekawa, K.^a | Kothbauer, K.F.^b

Affiliations: [a] Paediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland | [b] Department of Neurosurgery, Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland

Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Dr Andreas Fette, Drosselstr. 4, 71554 Weissach im Tal, Germany. E-mail: andreas.fette@gmx.de.

Abstract: Our descriptive technical report on 7 children describes the microsurgical laser scalpel as an useful tool for removal of firm and soft lesions from a variety of delicate tissues. It combines precise atraumatic tissue dissection with immediate hemostasis while having no adverse side effects on adjacent and neighbouring tissues even through a limited surgical access.

Keywords: Microsurgical laser scalpel, delicate tissue operation, children

DOI: 10.3233/THC-2006-14606

Journal: Technology and Health Care, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 507-513, 2006