A contact Nd:YAG laser to resect large ciliary body and choroidal tumors.
We used a contact Nd:YAG laser fit with a 0.2-mm diameter sapphire tip to excise a large (5 1/2 clock hour) iris ciliary body-choroidal tumor and a large (15 X 8 X 3 mm) choroidal tumor. The cutting and coagulation action of the laser helped to minimize intraoperative and postoperative hemorrhage.
LSU Eye Center, Louisiana State University Medical Center, School of Medicine, New Orleans.
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D000368:Aged; D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D002648:Child; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002924:Ciliary Body; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods; D007834:Lasers / Q000295:instrumentation; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
D000537:Aluminum Oxide