Conclusions
1. Our experiments with a laser used as a “light knife” indicate that a laser beam can be used as a cutting instrument for dissecting various tissues and organs.
2. Surgery with a laser is almost bloodless; tissue damage is limited to a zone no greater than 1 mm.
3. Tissue regeneration takes place in a relatively short time.
4. Surgery with a laser for neoplasms can be used for more radical procedures.
5. Extended observation of the test animals revealed no complications associated with the use of the laser beam.
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P. A. Gertsen Moscow Scientific-Research Institute of Oncology. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 4, pp. 12–17, July–August, 1970.
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Plemnev, S.D., Gol'bert, Z.V. & Sapozhnikov, L.A. Use of lasers in surgical operations (experimental study). Biomed Eng 4, 187–191 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00560706
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