title: Lasers in surgery.
abstract: In January 1991 the winter meeting of the Surgical Research Society was held at St. Bartholomew's Hospital and the Institute of Education, London. During the meeting a symposium was held entitled 'Shedding light on lasers'. Speakers addressed the general principles of lasers, laser-tissue interactions and the applications of lasers in gastro-enterology and in vascular disease. This was followed by an open discussion of the current indications, complications and outcome, together with future possible applications for lasers in medicine.
authors.affiliation: Professiorial Surgical Unit, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery