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Open and Endoscopic Laser Treatment in Paediatrics

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In 1981, the first period of laser treatment in children was started in our department. In the beginning the thermal laser-tissue interaction of the laser light was utilized. In paediatric surgery, improvements could be made by focusing the laser beam with special lens systems.

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Waldschmidt, J. (2003). Open and Endoscopic Laser Treatment in Paediatrics. In: Berlien, HP., Müller, G.J. (eds) Applied Laser Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18979-1_23

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