Rupley Agnes E, Parrott-Nenezian Terri
All Pets Medical & Laser Surgical Center, 111 Rock Prairie Road, College Station, TX 77845, USA.
Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2002 May;32(3):703-21. doi: 10.1016/s0195-5616(02)00014-1.
Use of diode laser energy with fiberoptic endoscopic delivery in exotic animal and avian practice offers a minimally invasive method for performing specific surgical procedures. Trauma and blood loss are minimized, but the absorption characteristics of the diode laser wavelengths (805/980 nm) must be considered to avoid potential postoperative complications due to collateral photothermal coagulative necrosis.