Equine Surgery || Lasers in Veterinary Surgery

摘要： Surgical lasers facilitate minimally invasive surgery, allow surgical access to otherwise inaccessible areas, and induce tissue interactions, which cannot be obtained with conventional surgical instrumentation. Surgical laser procedures can be performed on an outpatient basis and have eliminated procedures that previously required general anesthesia and hospitalization. Surgeons should be knowledgeable about which procedures can be accomplished with surgical lasers and which are better suited to conventional surgery. This chapter will provide information and guidelines on the use of surgical lasers in equine surgery.