David S. McLaughlin

review 1985

Current uses of the laser for fertility‐promoting procedures

Lasers in surgery and medicine ·doi:10.1002/lsm.1900050603

The addition of lasers to the gynecologist's surgical armament has been heralded by some and scoffed at by many. Only through scientific assessment of published data using this new technique is one able to obtain an intelligent perspective …

article 1984

Evaluation of adhesion reformation by early second-look laparoscopy following microlaser ovarian wedge resection

Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)48134-3

Early second-look laparoscopy, done 6 to 12 weeks postoperatively, was utilized to evaluate recurrent adhesion formation following microlaser ovarian wedge resection. Forty-nine ovaries in 25 consecutive infertility patients undergoing micr…

article 1984

Successful pregnancy outcome following removal of bilateral cornual polyps by microsurgical linear salpingotomy with the aid of the CO2 laser

Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)48272-5

Various surgical approaches have been advanced to treat cornual obstruction secondary to intraluminal polyps. This case illustrates microsurgical principles incorporating the CO2 laser to maximize the preservation of normal uterotubal anato…