title: [The holmium laser in the treatment of bladder cancer patients].
abstract: 37 patients with cancer of the urinary bladder have undergone surgery and radiation with Ho-YAG laser. In 11 patients transurethral resection was followed by bladder wall ablation by impulse laser radiation (0.5-1.0 W, 3-10 Hz). Pilot results were promising: good coagulation effects, absence of secondary hemorrhage and infectious-inflammatory complications due to shorter postoperative drainage of the bladder and safety of ablation effect in exposure of the tumor base.
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Mazo
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Chepurov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006695:Holmium; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010212:Papilloma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D006695:Holmium