title: [Destruction of bladder neoplasms by means of transurethral neodym-YAG-laser coagulation].
abstract: Tumors of the urinary bladder were destroyed successfully by the use of a Neodymium-YAG-laser for the first time at the Department of Urology of the University of Munich. A final estimation of the real value of this method cannot be made because the number of cases was too small and the period of follow-up too short. Nevertheless we hope to increase the spectrum of transurethral treatment of bladder tumors. The use of the Neodymium-YAG-laser irradiation seems to make sense especially in treatment of tumors reaching deep layers of the bladder wall.
mesh_terms: D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007834:Lasers / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010212:Papilloma / Q000601:surgery; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Zerstörung von Blasentumoren durch transurethrale Neodym-YAG-Laserbestrahlung.