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Installation and use of a neodymium-YAG laser in a urology department. 1988

D G Arkell, and J Randall

Department of Urology, Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham.

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.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009873	Operating Rooms	Facilities equipped for performing surgery.	Operating Room,Room, Operating,Rooms, Operating
D001743	Urinary Bladder	A musculomembranous sac along the URINARY TRACT. URINE flows from the KIDNEYS into the bladder via the ureters (URETER), and is held there until URINATION.	Bladder,Bladder Detrusor Muscle,Detrusor Urinae,Bladder Detrusor Muscles,Bladder, Urinary,Detrusor Muscle, Bladder,Detrusor Muscles, Bladder
D001749	Urinary Bladder Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the URINARY BLADDER.	Bladder Cancer,Bladder Neoplasms,Cancer of Bladder,Bladder Tumors,Cancer of the Bladder,Malignant Tumor of Urinary Bladder,Neoplasms, Bladder,Urinary Bladder Cancer,Bladder Cancers,Bladder Neoplasm,Bladder Tumor,Cancer, Bladder,Cancer, Urinary Bladder,Neoplasm, Bladder,Neoplasm, Urinary Bladder,Tumor, Bladder,Tumors, Bladder,Urinary Bladder Neoplasm
D001831	Body Temperature	The measure of the level of heat of a human or animal.	Organ Temperature,Body Temperatures,Organ Temperatures,Temperature, Body,Temperature, Organ,Temperatures, Body,Temperatures, Organ
D004739	England	A part of Great Britain within the United Kingdom.
D005260	Female		Females
D006749	Hospital Design and Construction	The architecture, functional design, and construction of hospitals.	Hospital Renovation,Hospital Renovations,Hospital Construction,Hospital Construction and Design,Hospital Design,Hospital Designs,Construction, Hospital,Design, Hospital,Designs, Hospital,Renovation, Hospital,Renovations, Hospital
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man