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Application of lasers in bladder cancer
1Department of Urology, University of Munich, Germany.
Seminars in Surgical Oncology
|July 1, 1992
Abstract:
The Nd:YAG laser enables endoscopic destruction of bladder tumors under excellent viewing conditions in a specific and calculable way for induction of homogeneous necroses with simultaneous occlusion of blood and lymphatic vessels. The low local relapse rate, in contrast to that with TUR, is remarkable. By Nd:YAG laser application in combination with or without pelvic lymphadenectomy we were able to reduce the cystectomy rate significantly in recent years.