title: Laser tissue welding.
abstract: Laser tissue welding is a technologic innovation that is beginning to move from the theoretical laboratory environment to the reality of clinical application. This article reviews the concepts, potential advantages, and techniques involved in laser tissue welding as they apply to urology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, James Buchanan Brady Foundation, New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Scherr
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Poppas
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007834:Lasers; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000601:surgery*