Nussbaum M, Ghazi A
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Lasers have provided a new surgical tool that has several distinct advantages: It is effective at a distance ("no-touch" technique). It can cut, coagulate, and vaporize depending on the wavelength, energy, and tissue characteristics. Laser energy can be carried through flexible fibers and so can be used in previously inaccessible sites. Endoscopic laser surgery can now be successfully used for control of bleeding, palliation of obstructing tumors, detection in microscopic stages, and possibly as definitive treatment of small malignant tumors. The indications for the use of lasers and their successful application will undoubtedly increase in the near future.
激光提供了一种新的外科手术工具，它具有几个明显的优点：它在一定距离外有效（“非接触”技术）。根据波长、能量和组织特性，它可以切割、凝固和汽化。激光能量可以通过柔性光纤传输，因此可以用于以前难以到达的部位。内镜激光手术现在已成功用于控制出血、缓解肿瘤梗阻、微小阶段的检测，并且可能作为小恶性肿瘤的确定性治疗方法。激光的使用指征及其成功应用在不久的将来无疑会增加。
