title: [YAG laser in neurosurgery].
abstract: The authors try to answer to some practical questions concerning Yag Lasers in neurosurgery. The aim of this work is to determine the main data useful for the choice of a YAG-Laser. Are considered: the wavelengths which can be bought on the international market (1.06 microns or 1.32 microns for instance), the peripherics at disposal, the tissular effects due to the different lasers, the surgical applications and indications. The Laser unit which will be chosen should be a compromise between the different advantages and inconveniences of a particular laser, its tissular effects, its price. The multi-wavelengths units appear to be, at the present time, interesting compromises (such as 1.32 + 1.06 microns, CO2 + 1.06 microns).
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurochirurgie, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, Paris.
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Roux
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Merienne
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Devaux
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leriche
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cioloca
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D053685:Laser Therapy; D009354:Neodymium; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000379:methods; D015019:Yttrium
chemical_list: D009354:Neodymium; D015019:Yttrium
vernacular_title: Les lasers YAG en neurochirurgie.