title: [Current state and perspectives of laser use in vascular surgery].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Univ.-Kliniken für Neurochirurgie, Radiologie und Interne Medizin, Karl-Franzens-Universität, Osterreich.
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Ascher
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lammer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pilger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016342:Angioplasty, Laser / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence
vernacular_title: Stand und Perspektiven des Laser-Einsatzes in der Gefässchirurgie.