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World first: Lasers used in keyhole surgery for brain cancer

Date: 3.9.2008 

In a ground-breaking advance, French neurosurgeons on Friday said they had successfully treated **brain tumours** through ultra-keyhole surgery, using a **tiny fibre-optic laser** to destroy cancerous cells. Alexandre Carpentier of the Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital in Paris said the exploit was "a world-first" in its use of multiple advanced techniques and of local anaesthesia rather than general sedation. Whole article on "physorg":[ http://www.physorg.com/news139238563.html]

 

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