title: Status quo and new horizons of laser therapy in neurosurgery.
abstract: Eight years of experience with the CO2 laser and 4 years experience with the neodymium laser in 737 neurosurgical cases are presented with absolute and relative indications and observations. Future developments are discussed.
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*