Walker M L, Storrs B B
Pediatr Neurosci. 1985;12(1):23-30. doi: 10.1159/000120214.
The carbon dioxide (CO2) laser is a microsurgical instrument to be used in conjunction with good neurosurgical technique. Laser surgery has special applications in pediatric neurosurgery because of the type and location of many pediatric tumors as well as the laser qualities of precision and decreased tissue trauma. The CO2 laser has proven to be a valuable surgical tool in this series of pediatric spinal cord and brain tumor patients. The areas of most effective laser treatment were the posterior fossa, ventricles, spinal cord and the suprasellar area. The laser was least helpful in tumors of the hemispheres and the hypothalamus. Criteria need to be developed for absolute and relative indications for CO2 laser use.
二氧化碳（CO₂）激光是一种需与良好的神经外科技术配合使用的显微外科器械。由于许多儿科肿瘤的类型和位置，以及激光的精准性和减少组织创伤的特性，激光手术在儿科神经外科有特殊应用。在这一系列儿科脊髓和脑肿瘤患者中，CO₂激光已被证明是一种有价值的手术工具。激光治疗最有效的区域是后颅窝、脑室、脊髓和鞍上区域。激光对半球和下丘脑肿瘤的帮助最小。需要制定CO₂激光使用的绝对和相对适应症标准。
