Evaluation of the carbon dioxide laser for performance of gastrointestinal myotomies

Using a conventional carbon dioxide laser set at 8‐W continuous‐wave energy, a technique was developed in the animal laboratory to incise only the muscularis of the pylorus leaving the mucosa and submucosa intact. Similar esophageal myotomies were performed with less success, due to the rich submuco...

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