Abstract
A highly flexible surgical tool that performs comparable to a precise monopolar electrosurgical unit without its possible risks has long been the desire of general and other surgeons. The recent flourishing of laparoscopic minimal invasive procedures [3] has made the development of such a tool almost mandatory due to possible risks of fatal bowel perforation with electrocautery. SharpLase conical fibers provide an excellent cutting tool for minimal invasive procedures without the above-mentioned possible risks of electrocautery (see Fig. 1).
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Slatkine, M., Rozenberg, Z. (1992). SharpLase Sculpted Fibers for High-precision Contact Surgery. In: Bastert, G., Wallwiener, D. (eds) Lasers in Gynecology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45683-1_38
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