Traditionally, surgery has been the only cure for many solid tumours. Technological
advances have catalysed a shift from open surgery towards less invasive techniques …

Laser ablation (LA) is gaining acceptance for the treatment of tumors as an alternative to
surgical resection. This paper reviews the use of lasers for ablative and surgical …

In this review, advancement in cancer therapy that shows a transition from conventional
thermal therapies to laser-based photothermal therapies is discussed. Laser-based …

BACKGROUND: Focal heat destruction has emerged as an effective treatment strategy in
selected patients with malignant liver tumors. Radiofrequency ablation, interstitial laser …

Metabolic processes utilize a variety of differing and contrasting biochemical routes to
enable synthesis of degradation and activation or deactivation of substances; in addition …

This review describes the fundamental aspects of pulsed laser interaction with plasmonic
nanostructures, and its applications to cell nanosurgery, including the destruction …

BACKGROUND For patients with focal drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE), surgical resection of
the epileptogenic zone (EZ) may offer seizure freedom and benefits for quality of life. Yet …

Ablative treatments are gaining increasing attention as an alternative to standard surgical
therapies, especially for patients with contraindication or those who refuse open surgery …

Objective Selective laser amygdalohippocampotomy (SLAH) using magnetic resonance–
guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MR g LITT) is emerging as a treatment option for …

Approximately one-third of patients with epilepsy do not achieve adequate seizure control
through medical management alone. Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) is one of the …