Thulium Laser-Assisted Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy: Determining Safe Laser Settings Using In vitro Model and 2 Year Follow-Up Results in 106 Patients

Lasers Surg Med. 2017 Dec 7. doi: 10.1002/lsm.22779Authors: Tjeerd de Boorder, BSc, Hans B. Brouwers, MD, PhD, Herke Jan Noordmans, PhD, Peter A. Woerdeman, MD, PhD, Kuo S. Han, MD, PhD, and Rudolf M. Verdaasdonk, PhD View or Download Publication Background and...

The Utility of Thulium Laser in Neuroendoscopy

Oppido PA, Cattani F. The Utility of Thulium Laser in Neuroendoscopy. Neurosurg. 2016, 1:2.Authors: Oppido PA and Cattani F View or Download Publication Abstract: In the last years, neuroendoscopy has gained consensus as a minimally invasive surgical approach to...

Safety and usefulness of flexible hand-held laser fibers in microsurgical removal of acoustic neuromas (vestibularschwannomas)

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2016 Jun;145:35-40. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.03.019. Epub 2016 Mar 25.Authors: Luciano Mastronardi,∗, Guglielmo Cacciotti, Ettore Di Scipio, Giuseppe Parziale,Raffaelino Roperto, Maria Pia Tonelli, Ettore Carpineta View or Download...

Endoscopic disconnection of hypothalamic hamartomas: safety and feasibility of robot-assisted, thulium laser–based procedures

Authors: Amedeo Calisto, M.D., Georg Dorfmüller, M.D., Martine Fohlen, M.D., Christine Bulteau, M.D., Ph.D., Alfredo Conti, M.D., Ph.D., and Olivier Delalande, M.D. View or Download Publication Object. Hypothalamic hamartomas (HH) may induce drug-resistant epilepsy...

Assessment of the Utility of the 2-m Thulium Laser in Surgical Removal of Intracranial Meningiomas

Lasers Surg Med. 2013 Mar;45(3):148-54. doi: 10.1002/lsm.22123. Epub 2013 Mar 4.Authors: Emiliano Passacantilli, MD, PhD, Giulio Anichini, MD, Gennaro Lapadula, MD, Maurizio Salvati, MD,Jacopo Lenzi, MD, PhD, and Antonio Santoro, MD View or Download Publication...