Lasers in the Treatment of Bladder Cancer
โ Scribed by MIRANDA A. RUSTON; C. G. FOWLER
- Book ID
- 115196386
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 655 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1464-4096
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## Abstract The Nd:YAG laser enables endoscopic destruction of bladder tumors under excellent viewing conditions in a specific and calculable way for induction of homogeneous necroses with simultaneous occlusion of blood and lymphatic vessels. The low local relapse rate, in contrast to that with TU