title: [Laser use in various fields of surgery].
abstract: A total of 236 patients presenting various pathological conditions are operated in the Department of General and Operative Surgery of the Medical University--Sofia over the period 1993 through 1998, using laser radiation--CO2-laser in 216 cases, ans Nd-YAG laser--in 20 cases. Both focused and unfocussed laser beam is applied. The superiorities of laser surgery in definite diseases and the results thus far obtained are analyzed.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tasev
authors.forename: Iu
authors.initials: Iu
authors.lastname: Poleganova
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bulanov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002145:Callosities / Q000601:surgery; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000601:surgery; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008099:Liver / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017193:Skin Diseases, Viral / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D014860:Warts / Q000601:surgery