title: Contact laser vaporization of the prostate: sidefire technique.
abstract: With the development of contact sidefiring fibers, urologists have gained a valuable tool to deliver laser energy more precisely into prostatic tissue. Contact laser prostatectomy can now be viewed as a well-established procedure that offers several distinct advantages over conventional methods such as transurethral resection of the prostate. The results of experimental and clinical studies are presented, supporting the value of this new modality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY, USA.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sonn
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Badlani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D020684:Cystoscopes; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*