Nd:YAG laser thermal effect in the prostate: application to laser treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia

Eduardo Orihuela M.D.; Massoud Motamedi; Mariela Pow-Sang M.D.; Thomas Cammack; Michael M. Warren M.D.

doi:10.1117/12.175042

2 May 1994 Nd:YAG laser thermal effect in the prostate: application to laser treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia

Eduardo Orihuela M.D., Massoud Motamedi, Mariela Pow-Sang M.D., Thomas Cammack, Michael M. Warren M.D.

Proceedings Volume 2129, Lasers in Urology; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.175042
Event: OE/LASE '94, 1994, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The aim of our study was to systematically determine the effect of Nd:YAG laser in the prostatic tissue of a canine animal model and to define the correlation of laser dose with the depth of coagulation necrosis. This study was carried out with a right angle non contact laser delivery system.

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Eduardo Orihuela M.D., Massoud Motamedi, Mariela Pow-Sang M.D., Thomas Cammack, and Michael M. Warren M.D. "Nd:YAG laser thermal effect in the prostate: application to laser treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia", Proc. SPIE 2129, Lasers in Urology, (2 May 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.175042

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