Technique and Short-Term Outcome of Green Light Laser (KTP, 80W) Vaporisation of the Prostate Elmar Heinrich, Frank Schiefelbein, Georg Schoen European Urology Volume 52, Issue 6, Pages 1632-1637 (December 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2007.07.033 Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Continuous irrigation resectoscope 21 Ch with a working channel slanting to 5 o’clock. European Urology 2007 52, 1632-1637DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2007.07.033) Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 The laser light is emitted at an angle of 110° by a mirror system. European Urology 2007 52, 1632-1637DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2007.07.033) Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Control of the working beam. (a) Intraoperative red pilot beam as white spot at 4 o’clock. The inserted window shows the fibre and the red pilot beam. (b) Intraoperative picture with blue arrow, which marks the contralateral side of the working beam. (c) Control handle (Laserscope®) with a pin that indicates the direction of the working beam. European Urology 2007 52, 1632-1637DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2007.07.033) Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Scheme of systematic tissue ablation. European Urology 2007 52, 1632-1637DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2007.07.033) Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 5 Treatment of the bladder neck (schematically) with incision at 4 o’clock in the left section of the picture and an intraoperative picture following strict sagittal motion of the fibre in the right section. European Urology 2007 52, 1632-1637DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2007.07.033) Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 6 Tissue particles “cotton wool fibres” after treatment. European Urology 2007 52, 1632-1637DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2007.07.033) Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions