Effects of Nd: YAG Laser irradiation for human bladder tumor

Abstract

Nine bladder tumors of seven patients were treated by endoscopical irradiation of Nd: YAG Laser.
Open resection or transurethral electro resection were also performed to the cases with the unsatisfactory Laser surgery. Cystoscopic photographs were shown in 2 cases before, soon after and 2 weeks after irradiation.
Surgical bleeding by Laser therapy was a little or none and was easily controlled. There were no complications as for as bleeding and perforation were concerned.
Because of the short period of post operative course and small number of the cases, we could not evaluate the value of Trans Urethral Laser Surgery by Nd: YAG Laser. However, it would be convinced that Trans Urethral Laser Surgery was a new effective therapy of bladder tumor if the operative field could get widely and safety through endoscopy.