Pathology of laser tissue welding

Sharon L. Thomsen; John Austin; Inci F. Cilesiz; Eric K. Chan; John A. Pearce; Ashley J. Welch; Thomas Menovsky

doi:10.1117/12.199186

Pathology of laser tissue welding

Sharon L. Thomsen^*, John Austin, Inci F. Cilesiz, Eric K. Chan, John A. Pearce, Ashley J. Welch, Thomas Menovsky

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Abstract

Laser tissue welding has been applied successfully to several tissues using microscopic and macroscopic surgical techniques. The advantages of laser tissue welding include the formation of fluid tight bonds, decreased foreign body (suture) reaction scar formation, decreased anastomotic time and growth of the bond. The disadvantages compared to conventional suture and stapling techniques include decreased initial mechanical strengths, poor reproducibility and inadequate control of bond formation. These disadvantages have prevented general acceptance of laser-welding techniques by the general and specialty surgeon. Recently, several laboratories have introduced modified techniques to improve laser tissue welding. These include the use of exogenous dyes and bonding materials to make stronger bonds and computer driven temperature and optical feed-back systems to control bond formation. The advantages provided by the no-touch, fiberoptic delivery of precisely controlled laser light energy to limited endoscopic surgical fields are added reasons to reconsider the usefulness of laser tissue welding.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Laser Interaction with Hard and Soft Tissue II
Editors	Thomas H. Meier, Hans Joerg Albrecht, Martin J. C. van Gemert, Rudolf W. Steiner, Lars Othar Svaasand, Guy P. Delacretaz
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	103-109
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9780819416568
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.199186
Publication status	Published - 18 Jan 1995
Externally published	Yes
Event	Laser Interaction with Hard and Soft Tissue II 1994 - Lille, France Duration: 6 Sept 1994 → 10 Sept 1994

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	2323
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Laser Interaction with Hard and Soft Tissue II 1994
Country/Territory	France
City	Lille
Period	6/09/94 → 10/09/94

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Thomsen, S. L., Austin, J., Cilesiz, I. F., Chan, E. K., Pearce, J. A., Welch, A. J., & Menovsky, T. (1995). Pathology of laser tissue welding. In T. H. Meier, H. J. Albrecht, M. J. C. van Gemert, R. W. Steiner, L. O. Svaasand, & G. P. Delacretaz (Eds.), Laser Interaction with Hard and Soft Tissue II (pp. 103-109). (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 2323). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.199186

Thomsen, Sharon L. ; Austin, John ; Cilesiz, Inci F. et al. / Pathology of laser tissue welding. Laser Interaction with Hard and Soft Tissue II. editor / Thomas H. Meier ; Hans Joerg Albrecht ; Martin J. C. van Gemert ; Rudolf W. Steiner ; Lars Othar Svaasand ; Guy P. Delacretaz. SPIE, 1995. pp. 103-109 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).

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Thomsen, SL, Austin, J, Cilesiz, IF, Chan, EK, Pearce, JA, Welch, AJ & Menovsky, T 1995, Pathology of laser tissue welding. in TH Meier, HJ Albrecht, MJC van Gemert, RW Steiner, LO Svaasand & GP Delacretaz (eds), Laser Interaction with Hard and Soft Tissue II. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 2323, SPIE, pp. 103-109, Laser Interaction with Hard and Soft Tissue II 1994, Lille, France, 6/09/94. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.199186

Pathology of laser tissue welding. / Thomsen, Sharon L.; Austin, John; Cilesiz, Inci F. et al.
Laser Interaction with Hard and Soft Tissue II. ed. / Thomas H. Meier; Hans Joerg Albrecht; Martin J. C. van Gemert; Rudolf W. Steiner; Lars Othar Svaasand; Guy P. Delacretaz. SPIE, 1995. p. 103-109 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 2323).

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