Lasers in Gynaecology

D. Takkar, Alka Sinha
In: Medical Applications of Lasers · 2002 · pp. 309–326 · doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-0929-5_10 · W108989831
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Lasers have found diverse and expanding applications in gynecological surgery, with increasing awareness among practitioners of their potential in both conventional and endoscopic procedures.

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This paper is a broad review describing how lasers—developed from early principles of stimulated emission—have been adopted across gynecology for both conventional surgery and newer endoscopic or microsurgical procedures. It surveys a wide range of laser types and applications rather than focusing on a single patient group, highlighting that laser selection varies by the disease being treated. A key limitation is that the article provides an overview without presenting detailed, original study methods or outcome data for any one indication. Relevance to endometriosis: the reference list includes studies evaluating CO2 laser laparoscopy and other laser approaches for ovarian endometriomas and fertility outcomes in endometriosis, though the paper’s main focus is a general review of lasers in gynecology rather than endometriosis specifically.

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