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Various types of lasers are used to successfully treat
numerous conditions of the urinary and genital systems. The more common diseases include: urinary stones,
cancers of the kidney lining and ureter, obstructions due to narrowing of the ureteropelvic junction, ureteral stricture, benign enlargement of the prostate (BPH) urethral strictures, benign condylomas
(warts) of the penis and urethra, and superficial cancers of the penis. Most of
these treatments require general anesthesia and all performed as outpatient
procedures with little or no blood loss and excellent results.
(Updated: October 1, 2007)
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