Induction of vascular haemostasis by Nd:YAG laser light in melanin-rich and melanin-free tissue |
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Authors: | Eugen Van Der Zypen Franz Fankhauser Ernst F Lüscher Sylwia Kwansniewska Ceri England |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland;(2) Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland;(3) Theodor Kocher Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland;(4) Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bühlstrasse 26, P.O. Box 139 CH-3000, 9 Bern, Switzerland |
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Abstract: | Haemostasis was effected in vessels of melanin-rich (MR: choroid) and melanin-free (MF: mesentery) rabbit tissue irradiated with a cw-Nd: YAG laser. The following parameters were employed: - pulse duration: 200 ms (MR) and 100ms (MF); focal spot diameter: 200 m (MR) and 80 m (MF); pulse energies: 100–250 mJ (MR) and 0.5-1J (MF); irradiances: 1.6–4.0kWcm–2 (MR) and 1–2 × 102kWcm2 (MF). In melanin-rich tissue, laser energy is absorbed principally by melanin granules contained within the stromal melanocytes. The heat generated in these structures radiates into the surrounding tissue where it is dissipated. The damage thus incurred by the endothelium of blood vessels encompassed within this field triggers the haemostatic mechanism whereby blood flow is arrested. This effect is realized by the formation of an occluding plug of platelets, which is stabilized by the deposition of fibrin, particularly in capillaries, and to a lesser degree in larger vessels of the vascular lamina. In melanin-free tissue, haemoglobin serves as the primary site of energy absorption, which is thus shifted from the stroma to the vessel lumen. Irradiation of vessels in such tissue leads to thermocoagulation of plasma proteins and consequent stasis of blood flow. |
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Keywords: | cw-Nd: YAG laser haemoglobin haemostatic mechanism melanin-free melaninrich |
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