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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2020

The use of Thulium-Doped Fiber Laser (TDFL) 1940 nm as an energy device in liver parenchyma resection, a-pilot-study in Indonesia.

Michael Tendean, Toar D B Mambu, Ferdinand Tjandra, Jimmy Panelewen

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Michael TendeanDigestive Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, SamRatulangi University, Prof.dr.R.D. Kandou General Hospital, Indonesia.
Toar D B MambuDigestive Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, SamRatulangi University, Prof.dr.R.D. Kandou General Hospital, Indonesia.
Ferdinand TjandraDigestive Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, SamRatulangi University, Prof.dr.R.D. Kandou General Hospital, Indonesia.
Jimmy PanelewenDigestive Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, SamRatulangi University, Prof.dr.R.D. Kandou General Hospital, Indonesia.

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introductionSeveral modalities are used to improve the outcome of liver resection surgery. Laser-based surgery may become promising option; therefore we aim to report our experience regarding the efficacy and safety of Thulium-Doped Fiber Laser (TDFL) 1940 nm in liver parenchyma resection.

methodsA cross sectional study in which patients with pre-existing liver pathology during July 2019 and July 2020 were randomly assigned to receive liver resection using TDFL integrated with raman laser emitting at 1940 nm and 1470 nm wavelength. Data on estimated blood loss during liver transection, liver transection speed, morbidity rate, and postoperative variables including complications, length of hospital stay (days), and mortality were analyzed.

resultsA total of 17 consecutive liver resections were performed, among them are 7 major and 11 minor hepatectomies. The Multipulse TM+1470 were used on 8 procedures consisted of 1 major and 7 minor hepatectomies, the mean amount of blood loss during operation and liver transection was 628.13 ± 141.31 mL and 294.63 ± 94.81 ml, respectively. The mean liver transection speed was 1.52 ± 0.27 cm

conclusionTDFL provided by Multipulse TM+1470 is an effective and safe tool for liver surgery, providing good hemostasis and allowing for safe and effective exposure of vascular. Further study with larger samples might be needed proved the efficacy and safety of TDFL in liver surgery.

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Laser-based surgeryLiver resectionLiver surgeryThulium-doped fiber laser

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PMID33294181
PMCPMC7691678

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