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 …
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…
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…
It has been suggested that the carbon dioxide (CO2) laser, by virtue of its hypothetical capabilities for precise incisions, minimization of tissue handling and bleeding, and shortened operating time, may improve the success rate of gynecol…
Rapidly expanding laser technology has created a void in surgical instrumentation when the carbon dioxide laser is applied to intra-abdominal microlaser fertility-promoting procedures. By using proper instruments, the laser microsurgeon wil…