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Treatment of patients with OSAS using Nd-YAG laser

Author(s): Andrzej Kukwa M.D.; Marek P. Tulibacki M.D.; Andrzej Zajac; Andrzej Zajac; Katarzyna Dudziec

Published: 28 June 2000; 4 pages; 53 papers;
DOI: 10.1117/12.389486

Paper Abstract

The authors present their clinical experience regarding the possibilities of application of Nd:YAG and Ho:YAG lasers for the treatment of disorders in the are of the upper respiratory tract. The patients with symptoms of Obstructive Sleep Aphnoe Syndrom need a various operations techniques. Lasers techniques makes it possible to perform a number of procedures in local anesthesia which considerably improves the economic effectiveness of the treatment. The surgeries performed using laser beam enabled very good effect of treatment.
This paper was published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 4166
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