1980 Volume 1 Issue 1 Pages 91-94
We investigated the effect of the Argon laser on the bladder of rabbits and dogs. The bladder of rabbits was irradiated by 2, 4, 6 and 8 watts for 1 to 5 seconds at the distance about 1 cm. The wall was not perforated under these irradiations. The muscularis propria was affected, but not vaporized. The canine bladder was irradiated by 3 watts for 5 to 20 seconds under three conditions, i. e. in the air, in the water and in the current water. The energy was absorbed more effectively in the air than in the water. The bleeding from the irradiated area was negligible. The bladder wall was completely re-epithelized three weeks after the irradiation.
