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. 2020 Oct;73(8):665-674.

Knowing the inside of a laser

[Article in English, Spanish]
Dmitry Enikeev  1 , Mark Taratkin  1 , Camilla Azilgareeva  2 , Petr Glybochko  1
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  • PMID: 33025911
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Knowing the inside of a laser

[Article in English, Spanish]
Dmitry Enikeev et al. Arch Esp Urol. 2020 Oct.
Free article

Abstract
in English, Spanish

"Theatre acting is the operation with ascalpel, movie acting is an operation with a laser". Michael Caine. Being the instrument in hands of urologist laser is much more than a single-application device. Its applicability is deeply dependent on physical properties, settings, and environment. With knowledge of how the device work, why it affects the tissue, and how this laser-tissue interaction goes surgeon can shape further clinical work to choose the best devices or techniques of surgery. Tailoring the laser effects on the needs of the patient. In this paper, we tried to briefly describe what a laser device consists of, the most important laser-tissue interactions that are necessary for understanding the operation of the laser, and the main laser systems that are used in urology.

Michael Caine dijo que las actuaciones de quirófano son con bisturí y las actuaciones en películas son con láser. En manos de urólogos, el láser es mucho más que una técnica. Su aplicabilidad depende de las habilidades físicas, la disposición de los elementos y el ambiente. El conocimiento del láser permite al cirujano escoger la técnica correcta para cada caso. En este manuscrito, describimos en qué consiste el láser, las interacciones con el tejido y los principales tipos de láser en urología.

Keywords: BPH; Cirugía con láser; Greenlight laser; HBP; Ho:YAG; In-vitro; Laser; Laser surgery; Litiasis; Láser; Láser tulio; Láser verde; Stone disease; Superpulsed Thulium fiber laser.

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