title: [The use of the holmium laser for treating strictures of the urethra and bladder neck in men].
abstract: 30 patients with strictures of the urethra (n = 19) and bladder cervix (n = 11) received combined treatment including surgical endoscopic correction of the stricture with Ho:YAG laser, pre- and postoperative endourethral radiation with low-energy laser, instillations of collagenase and dimexide solution into the urinary tract. The operation was made by Ho:YAG laser (2.09) microns, 4 J, 15 Hz, 300 mc). Persistent response for 10-12 months was achieved in 93.3% of patients.
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Mazo
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Chepurov
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Plakatin
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Tarasova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012008:Recurrence; D014521:Urethra / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001748:Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Primenenie gol'mievogo lazera dlia lecheniia striktur uretry i sheĭki mochevogo puzyria u muzhchin.