Background: The theory of selective photo-thermolysis led to the development of a variety of different laser systems which range from the shorter spectrum of 694nm ruby laser to the middle with the 755nm alexandrite and 810nm diode lasers to the long end with the 1064nm (Nd:YAG) laser. Objective: A systematic review on the clinical trials with use of various laser sources for hair removal...

Conventional methods used for measuring regional renal blood flow, such as laser-Doppler flowmetry, are highly invasive, and each measurement is restricted to a discrete location. The aim of this study was to determine whether ultrasound imaging in conjunction with enhanced contrast agent (microbubbles; Vevo MicroMarker, VisualSonics) could provide a viable noninvasive alternative. This was ach...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of transmyocardial revascularization performed on patients with refractory class IV or unstable angina with a holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser. METHODS Transmyocardial revascularization with a holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser was performed in 42 patients with refractory angina who were not candidates for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplas...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to re-evaluate the utility of CO(2) laser myringotomy in children with persistent acute otitis media (PAOM). METHODS From September 2002 to April 2008, 40 children with PAOM received CO(2) laser myringotomy. PAOM was defined as continuing symptoms and signs after systemic antibiotic treatment. Before laser myringotomy, the eardrums were checked under videotelescopy...

INTRODUCTION Holmium lasers and ultrasound probes are widely used in urinary stone lithotripsy. The authors present a comparison of both methods in urinary stones lithotripsy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We analyzed 164-patients who underwent endoscopic lithotripsy. Ninety-eight of them (group I) were treated with the holmium laser Omni-Pulse Max 80 and were compared to the other 66-patients (group...

Case report A 75-year-old man presented with recurrent persistent Staphylococcus bacteremia from spinal osteomyelitis. He had a past medical history significant for complete heart block for which a pacemaker with an Accufix ventricular lead (model number 330-258) was placed in 1990 and then an Accufix right atrial (RA) lead (model unavailable) in 1995. The bacteremia persisted despite intraveno...

BACKGROUND Laser resurfacing has become a popular modality for the treatment of photodamaged skin, rhytids, and acne scarring. In many cases, this procedure is performed under general anesthesia or intravenous sedation in conjunction with nerve blocks and local infiltration. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of facial carbon dioxide laser resurfacing using a supplemented topical a...

PURPOSE To determine the most appropriate time for laser irradiation to produce selective occlusion of new corneal vessels by photodynamic therapy (PDT) with a new photosensitizer, ATX-S10(Na). METHODS The time course of the plasma levels of ATX-S10(Na) and the degree of dye accumulation in the corneal neovascularization after intravenous administration was determined in rabbit eyes. Plasma c...