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Use of the Neodymium/Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Laser in Middle Ear Surgery: A Preliminary Report

Myer, Charles M. M.D.; Miller, Gale W. M.D., F.A.C.S.; Keith, Robert W. Ph.D.

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Abstract

Clinical usefulness of the neodymium/yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser in surgery of the middle ear is unproven. An animal study was designed to examine the influence of Nd:YAG laser irradiation on cochlear potentials following vaporization of the stapes. Electrocochleagraphic changes were observed in two of the five animals studied, and caution is advised before using this instrument in humans.

(C) 1986, The American Journal of Otology, Inc.

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