Abstract
The coagulation and tumour-shrinking properties of the Nd-YAG laser make it a useful tool in the treatment of vascular intracranial tumours, in particular meningiomas. The resection of many tumours such as base-of-skull meningiomas inevitably involves limited access, making precision work with the hand-held laser difficult. This paper presents the use of a special micromanipulator which allows coupling of the OPMILas YAG laser to the Zeiss OPMI operating microscope. The laser can be used in focused or defocused mode, with better precision than that obtained in the hand-held position. A built-in filter makes the instrument safe for the surgeon to use without goggles.
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Ulrich, F., Nicola, N., Bock, W.J. et al. A micromanipulator to aid microsurgical removal of intracranial tumours with the Nd-YAG laser. Laser Med Sci 1, 131–133 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02038963
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02038963