[Current state and perspectives of laser use in vascular surgery].
We report on a project to determine the feasibility of treating carotid artery stenosis with the argon laser (1985) and the clinical results of recanalising peripheral arteries. Training for the above-mentioned project showed that sapphire-tipped Nd:YAG laser optical fibers are the proper instruments for recanalisation. New attempts with new catheter material should make the recanalisation of the carotid artery possible in the future.
Ascher
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Univ.-Kliniken für Neurochirurgie, Radiologie und Interne Medizin, Karl-Franzens-Universität, Osterreich.
Lammer
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Pilger
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Stand und Perspektiven des Laser-Einsatzes in der Gefässchirurgie.