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N Silber

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PubMed1992

Neodymium:YAG laser treatment of bladder neck contracture following prostatectomy.

A total of 21 patients with postprostatectomy bladder neck contracture underwent treatment with Nd:YAG laser irradiation. A new 800-microns hemispherical optical quarz fiber was used in contact technique to produce linear incisions in the scarred tissue. Within 11.2 months, median of follow-up, there was improvement in the obstructive voiding symptoms in all the patients. Two patients who had still mild contracture in the first follow-up cystoscopy were managed successfully with a second treatment. Endoscopic application of laser energy in the contact mode enables the immediate vaporization and disintegration of the fibrous area and secondary reepithelization of the bladder neck without scarring.

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PubMed1991

Severe sepsis following extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.

A patient with life-threatening sepsis following extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL*) is described. The urosepsis was complicated by meningitis and diffuse metastatic endophthalmitis necessitating enucleation of the right eye. Retinal detachment occurred in the left eye following focal endophthalmitis and the operation yielded a poor functional result. The patient was discharged from the hospital 3 months after the ESWL therapy, free of urinary stones. The etiology, treatment and prophylaxis of this serious problem are discussed.

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PubMed1990

[Laser treatment for transitional cell cancer of the bladder].

The neodymium (ND):YAG laser has become popular among urologists during the past 10 years. Laser irradiation can be used for the treatment of superficial transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. The ND:YAG laser rays have 3 properties that make them particularly suited to urology: a 4-6 mm depth of penetration, transmissibility via quartz fibers, and non-absorbability by water. 7 men and 4 women, aged 55-77 years (mean 73), underwent ND:YAG laser irradiation of recurrent low-stage tumors as outpatients, under local anesthesia. Catheters were not left in and the patients were discharged about 30 minutes after treatment. In a short follow-up of 2-6 months there were no recurrences; cystoscopic follow-up continues.

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