Gerald J. Shirk

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…

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…