Gerald J. Shirk
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· 4 papers in corpus
article
1994
We attempted to quantify the amount of thermal damage that was created to surrounding tissues when an incision was made with the superpulse neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser with the optical fiber in contact. Light micrograph…
article
1991
The use of a fiber optic cable in contact with tissue results in a complex thermal interaction between the cable and the tissue. The effect of the laser-tissue interaction was investigated using sculptured quartz fiber optic cables, sapphir…
article
1989
A prospective trial was initiated to determine the efficiency and safety of a laparoscopic second puncture probe designed to deliver the Nd:Yag laser. A contact technique was used to treat 32 women with either endometriosis (N = 23) or post…
article
1989
Thirty-eight patients had laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis by the use of the Nd:YAG laser, combined with a fiber-optic cable equipped with sapphire contact tips. In this preliminary investigative study patients in all four revised Am…