Cryogen spray cooling for spatially selective photocoagulation of hemangiomas: a new methodology with preliminary clinical reports.
Spatially selective photocoagulation of subsurface-targeted blood vessels by repetitive application of a short cryogen spurt during continuous Nd:YAG laser irradiation has been demonstrated in two human cases. This procedure may be effective for the treatment of thick hemangiomas that require photocoagulation of subsurface blood vessels while protecting the epidermis.
Chang
C J
CJ
Chang Gung Medical College, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Nelson
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D017679:Cryotherapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017075:Laser Coagulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008046:Lip / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome