title: Urethral strictures treatment with neodymium:YAG laser.
abstract: A total of 14 patients with stricture of the urethra underwent treatment with Nd:YAG (neodymium:YAG) laser irradiation.  A new 800-micron hemispherical optical quartz fiber was used in contact technique to produce linear incisions in the scarred tissue.  Within 11.2 months, median of follow up, there was improvement in the obstructive voiding symptoms in all the patients.  One patient who still had mild stricture in the first follow-up cystoscopy was managed successfully with second treatment.  Endoscopic application of laser energy in the contact mode facilitates the immediate vaporization and disintegration of the fibrous area and secondary reepithelization of the urethra without scarring.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Urology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Silber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000601:surgery*