TY - JOUR
T1 - Low‐energy CO2 laser intestinal anastomosis
T2 - An experimental study
AU - Rochkind, Semion
AU - Rabau, Micha Y.
AU - Goldman, Gideon
AU - Bar‐Nea, Lilian
AU - Wiznitzer, Theodor
PY - 1988
Y1 - 1988
N2 - Intestinal anastomosis was performed in 17 Wistar rats via tissue welding by the low‐energy CO2 laser. The postoperative course in the animals studied was uneventful. The integrity of the anastomosis was investigated manometrically, immediately upon completion of the anastomosis as well as 20 days later. Ten additional Wistar rats served as controls in which conventional interrupted one‐layer anastomosis was performed. The results show a significant superiority of the intestinal anastomoses that were constructed by means of laser tissue welding. The time to complete the anastomosis was also significantly shorter when laser rather than manual suturing was used. Serial histological examinations for up to 90 days following surgery revealed complete healing and epithelization of the anastomotic site.
AB - Intestinal anastomosis was performed in 17 Wistar rats via tissue welding by the low‐energy CO2 laser. The postoperative course in the animals studied was uneventful. The integrity of the anastomosis was investigated manometrically, immediately upon completion of the anastomosis as well as 20 days later. Ten additional Wistar rats served as controls in which conventional interrupted one‐layer anastomosis was performed. The results show a significant superiority of the intestinal anastomoses that were constructed by means of laser tissue welding. The time to complete the anastomosis was also significantly shorter when laser rather than manual suturing was used. Serial histological examinations for up to 90 days following surgery revealed complete healing and epithelization of the anastomotic site.
KW - CO laser
KW - intestinal anastomosis
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U2 - 10.1002/lsm.1900080607
DO - 10.1002/lsm.1900080607
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AN - SCOPUS:0024165944
SN - 0196-8092
VL - 8
SP - 579
EP - 583
JO - Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
JF - Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
IS - 6
ER -