The effectiveness of the Nd-YAG laser in destroying superficial bladder tumours

Randall, J.; Arkell, D. G.

doi:10.1007/bf02593783

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“…The beam is scattered as it emerges from the crystal and its power attenuates over a short distance, which limits additional tissue injury. Fifty-five superficial transitional cell bladder tumours were treated in 12 patients ( Table 1) (Randall and Arkell, 1988). Tumours were solitary in 4 patients, multiple in 8 and ranged in size from 5 to 30 mm ( Table 2).…”

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Installation and Use of a Neodymium‐YAG Laser In a Urology Department

Arkell

Randall

1988

British Journal of Urology

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We report our experience in setting up a urological laser unit. An operating theatre was upgraded to include the required safety features and a neodymium-YAG laser was installed. A preliminary study using cadaver bladders was performed to establish the technique of cystoscopic laser application. We treated 55 bladder tumours in 12 patients by laser coagulation, with total destruction of 54 tumours and no serious complications; 6 patients developed recurrent tumours. Twenty-one patients underwent surgery with the contact laser scalpel. The instrument proved slow but effective, with excellent haemostasis and almost painless wounds. Healing was delayed in 2 cases but there were no wound infections. All wounds healed with good cosmetic scars. The neodymium-YAG laser is an effective means of destroying superficial non-invasive bladder tumours endoscopically and can also be used in conjunction with a laser scalpel for open surgery.

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Section: Materials Methods and Patientsmentioning

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Installation and Use of a Neodymium‐YAG Laser In a Urology Department

Arkell

Randall

1988

British Journal of Urology

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“…There was no difference in the distant recurrence rates in either of the groups [2]. In the treatment of superficial bladder tumours using bare fibre coagulation alone other workers failed to demonstrate a reduced local recurrence rate [3,4].…”

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The role of lasers in urology

Anson

Seenivasagam

Miller

et al. 1994

British Journal of Urology

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“…However, after almost 10 years, it has to be acknowledged that this effect remains to be demonstrated in an adequately controlled comparison, although the work of Beisland and Seland (1986) should perhaps be excluded from this criticism. More recently, several workers have stated that they are unable to demonstrate a reduced recurrence rate (Smith and Middleton, 1985;Randall and Arkell, 1988) and this is also true of the writers.…”

Section: Neodymium:yag Lasermentioning

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