Laser trends in minimally invasive treatment: atherosclerosis, disk herniations.

We embarked on a project to determine the feasibility of treating carotid artery stenosis with the laser and the clinical results of recanalizing peripheral arteries as a by-product of these studies. In addition, we present a 4-year follow-up of nearly 300 percutaneous disk denaturations in sciatic pain patients. Both methods minimize traditional surgical procedures.