Are cold light sources really cold?


Yavuz Y., Skogas J. G., Guellueoglu M., Lango T., Marvik R.

SURGICAL LAPAROSCOPY ENDOSCOPY & PERCUTANEOUS TECHNIQUES, cilt.16, sa.5, ss.370-376, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Özet

Background: A fiber optic light source is the central part of endoscopic surgery. However, the light generation process causes heat transmission from a source to tip of a scope. In this study, we measured the amount of heating and pathologic effects of direct contact with the tip of scopes on the small bowel in an experimental set-up.