Journal article
A Comparison of Urologic Application of Bipolar Versus Monopolar Five French Electrosurgical Probes
The Journal of urology, Vol.141(3 Part 1), pp.662-665
03/1989
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(17)40927-X
PMID: 2918612
Abstract
Urologic endoscopic procedures often involve electrosurgery. Recently bipolar probes have become commercially available. This study compares monopolar and bipolar electrosurgical probes in relation to power losses in urologic endoscopic instruments with the infusion of sterile water and saline, and the power transmitted by probes to tissue correlated to tissue destruction in each fluid. The power losses through each instrument in both solutions were minimal. The bipolar electrode functioned at a much lower power output than did the monopolar electrode. The bipolar probe was also more effective in saline than sterile water. The depth, width and volume of tissue damage for both electrodes were found to vary with generator power output. The data shows the burns had similar diameters for both probes but the bipolar probe caused significantly less burn depth than the monopolar probe. These initial studies indicate that bipolar electrodes can function in normal saline with less depth damage compared to the monopolar probe.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Comparison of Urologic Application of Bipolar Versus Monopolar Five French Electrosurgical Probes
- Creators
- Robert D Tucker - From the Departments of Pathology and Urology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IowaEugene V Kramolowsky - From the Departments of Pathology and Urology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IowaEric Bedell - From the Departments of Pathology and Urology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IowaCharles E Platz - From the Departments of Pathology and Urology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of urology, Vol.141(3 Part 1), pp.662-665
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0022-5347(17)40927-X
- PMID
- 2918612
- ISSN
- 0022-5347
- eISSN
- 1527-3792
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/1989
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Pathology
- Record Identifier
- 9984047777502771
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