Effective outpatient treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma of the urethral meatus using the neodymium:YAG laser

Effective outpatient treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma of the urethral meatus using the neodymium:YAG laser

An unusual presentation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)—a case of Kaposi's sarcoma involving the glans penis and fossa navicularis—was treated palliatively with neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser photoablation. A single outpatient treatment removed the two lesions and restored the patien...

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Veröffentlicht in:Lasers in surgery and medicine 1988, Vol.8 (4), p.428-432
Hauptverfasser: Wishnow, Kenneth I., Johnson, Douglas E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - complications
Adult
AIDS/HIV
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
Biological and medical sciences
Humans
Immunodeficiencies
Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies
Immunopathology
Laser Therapy
Male
Medical sciences
Nd:YAG laser
Penile Neoplasms - etiology
Penile Neoplasms - surgery
Sarcoma, Kaposi - etiology
Sarcoma, Kaposi - surgery
urethra
Urethral Neoplasms - etiology
Urethral Neoplasms - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:An unusual presentation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)—a case of Kaposi's sarcoma involving the glans penis and fossa navicularis—was treated palliatively with neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser photoablation. A single outpatient treatment removed the two lesions and restored the patient's ability to void normally. The Nd:YAG laser proved extremely useful, providing effective outpatient therapy with minimal morbidity and excellent local results.
ISSN:0196-8092
1096-9101
DOI:10.1002/lsm.1900080415