title: Neodymium: YAG laser treatment of benign urethral strictures.
abstract: A total of 17 patients with benign urethral strictures underwent treatment with circumferential application of neodymium: YAG laser irradiation to the strictured area. Foley catheter drainage was used postoperatively in only 2 patients and no treatment complications were observed. Although early postoperative results were good 11 patients (64 per cent) suffered recurrent stricture within 6 months of treatment. With the method described, neodymium: YAG laser phototherapy of urethral strictures appears to offer no treatment advantages over conventional therapy and is associated with a high recurrence rate.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000601:surgery*