Comparison of the effect of the carbon dioxide laser and the bipolar coagulator on the cat brain
The carbon dioxide laser has recently received clinical acceptance in neurosurgical practice. There are, however, few studies reported in the neurosurgical literature, either clinical or experimental, concerning its safety or efficacy on a physiological level by comparison to a more conventional tool. This study is not a description of a surgical technique, but is rather a basic physiological comparison of two surgical instruments. In this study, 11 cats were pretreated with the protein-bound dye, Evans blue. A corticotomy was performed in one hemisphere with the carbon dioxide laser and in the other with a microbipolar coagulator and a sharp blade. The subsequent extravasation of dye was presumed to be proportional to the amount of blood-brain barrier disruption associated with each lesion. When effective power settings for the two devices were compared, the laser lesions had significantly less extravasation of blue dye. This indicated that there was less damage to the blood-brain barrier surrounding laser corticotomy than surrounding conventional bipolar coagulation and sharp dissection at comparable power settings for each modality.
- Research Organization:
- Northwestern Univ. Medical School, Chicago, IL
- OSTI ID:
- 5215795
- Journal Information:
- Neurosurgery; (United States), Vol. 4
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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