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Advances made by gynecologists in the field of operative hysteroscopy have paralleled similar interests in the use of surgical lasers. Improvements in optics, light sources, hysteroscopes, and lasers have led several gynecologists to begin investigating the use of lasers for certain intrauterine surgical procedures. To date the primary use of lasers at hysteroscopy has been in the treatment of menorrhagia with the neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd.YAG) laser. This procedure has now been approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and is being clinically performed by many gynecologists experienced at hysteroscopy and trained in laser surgery. Other, newer lasers, such as the argon and the potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) lasers, are still under early clinical investigation for hysteroscopic laser procedures.
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Daniell, J.F. (1989). Hysteroscopic Laser Surgery. In: Sanfilippo, J.S., Levine, R.L. (eds) Operative Gynecologic Endoscopy. Clinical Perspectives in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0330-5_19
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