Evolution of the use of the holmium laser for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2970, Issue , 1997, Pages 448-451

  Gilling, Peter J ^a   Cass, Carol B ^a   Cresswell, Michael D ^a   Kennett, Katie M ^a   MacKey, Michael ^a   Fraundorfer, Mark R ^a   Kabalin, John N ^b  

^a TAURANGA HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Holmium; Laser; Prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

HOLMIUM; LASER SURGERY; LIGANDS; SURGERY;

BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIAS; HOLMIUM LASERS; PROSTATECTOMY;

LASERS;

EID: 0000577023     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.275074     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

1. P.J. Gilling, C.B. Cass, A.R. Malcolm, and M.R. Fraundorfer, "Combination Holmium and Nd:YAG Laser Ablation of the Prostate: Initial Clinical Experience", Journal of Endourology, Volume 9, Number 2. ppl5l-153. 1995.
2. P.J. Gilling, C.B. Cass, M.D. Cresswell, A.R. Malcolm, and M.R. Fraundorfer, "The Use of the Holmium Laser in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia", Journal of Endourology. Volume 10. Number 5. pp459-461, 1996.
3. J.N. Kabalin, "Holmium:YAG Laser Prostatectomy Canine Feasibility Study", Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 18. pp221-224, 1996.
4. P.J. Gilling, C.B. Cass, M.D. Cresswell, and M.R. Fraundorfer, "Holmium Laser Resection of the Prostate: Preliminary Results of a new method for the treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia", Urology, 47. pp48-52, 1996.
5. M.D. Cresswell, C.B. Cass, and M.R. Fraundorfer, "Holmium:YAG Laser Prostatectomy: Preliminary Experience with the First 400 Cases". New Zealand Medi cal Journal. (In Press) 1997.