Carbon Dioxide Laser Surgery of the Lower Genital Tract: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, LASER, CO₂ laser, endometriosis ablation, lysis of pelvic adhesions, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, CIN, vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia, VAIN, vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia, VIN, human papillomavirus, HPV, carcinoma in situ, CIS, vaginal condyloma, vulvar condyloma

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Livia Shang-yu Wan, MD, Director, Division of Endoscopic Pelvic Surgery, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University School of Medicine
Livia Shang-yu Wan, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, Medical Society of the State of New York, and Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
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Karen Loeb Lifford, MD, Director of General Gynecology, Associate Program Director, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Instructor, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Karen Loeb Lifford, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Massachusetts Medical Society, and Phi Beta Kappa
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David Chelmow, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine; Program Director, Tufts University Affiliated Hospitals Obstetrics/Gynecology Residency Program; Chair, Tufts University Health Sciences Campus Institutional Review Board; Vice Chair for Research and Education, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Tufts Medical Center
David Chelmow, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Medical Association, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Massachusetts Medical Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Society for Gynecologic Investigation, and Society for Medical Decision Making
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David Chelmow, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine; Program Director, Tufts University Affiliated Hospitals Obstetrics/Gynecology Residency Program; Chair, Tufts University Health Sciences Campus Institutional Review Board; Vice Chair for Research and Education, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Tufts Medical Center
David Chelmow, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Medical Association, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Massachusetts Medical Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Society for Gynecologic Investigation, and Society for Medical Decision Making
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