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Cranial-base repair using endoscopic laser welding.
- Source :
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Otolaryngologic clinics of North America [Otolaryngol Clin North Am] 2009 Oct; Vol. 42 (5), pp. 901-6, xi. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- As the scope of transnasal cranial-base surgery expands, reconstruction of the complex residual defects remains a challenge. Laser welding is a novel technology that can be performed endoscopically and offers the potential of producing instantaneous, watertight repairs using a chromophore-doped biologic solder.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1557-8259
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Otolaryngologic clinics of North America
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19909868
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otc.2009.07.002