Development of robotic interstitial laser therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia

• Main Author: Shee, Cheng Yap.
• Other Authors: Ng, Wan Sing
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Surgical assistive technology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/6358
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Interstitial laser coagulation is a relatively new minimally invasive surgical procedure that utilizes laser for performing thermal treatment of non-cancerous prostate enlargement (benign prostatic hyperplasia). The main advantage of interstitial laser coagulation over classical treatment methods (s...