Laser combined with TURP in the treatment of localized prostatic cancer.
Laser treatment associated with transurethral resection of the prostate is a new and promising treatment of the stages T0 diffuse, T1 and T2 prostatic cancer. Our standardized treatment procedure gives few complications. So far we have not recorded any local recurrence in the 26 patients we have treated and followed up from 6 to 42 months.
Samdal
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Department of Surgery, Trondheim University Hospital, Norway.
Brevik
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D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D020684:Cystoscopes; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001748:Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction / Q000601:surgery