title: Physical and surgical principles of laser surgery in the lower genital tract.
abstract: This article discusses the correct physical principles and strategies necessary to produce successful results with the CO2 laser. When the correct techniques are applied, CO2 laser treatment of HPV-associated disease within the male or female genital tract carries a primary success rate of 85% to 95%. Unless correct techniques are applied, laser surgery carries a risk of unintended thermal injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reid
mesh_terms: D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide