[Laser treatment of urethral strictures].
Since the late 1970s different laser systems have been applied for the treatment of urethral strictures. Thermal effects adjacent on tissue have made the long term results of Nd:-YAG and Ar+ laser application discouraging. New laser systems (KTP, Excimer, Ho: YAG) still have to prove their efficacy in randomized clinical trials against cold knife urethrotomy.
Klammert
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R
Urologische Klinik, LMU München, Klinikum Grosshadern.
Schneede
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P
Kriegmair
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M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D020684:Cystoscopes; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000601:surgery*
Die Laserbehandlung von Harnröhrenstrikturen.