title: [Laser treatment of urethral strictures].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Urologische Klinik, LMU München, Klinikum Grosshadern.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Klammert
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schneede
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kriegmair
mesh_terms: 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*
vernacular_title: Die Laserbehandlung von Harnröhrenstrikturen.