Laser vaporisation · Recognition · D99

Char, not vapour

Allow about two minutes for two rounds. This scenario is teaching content; the score supports revision and does not assess clinical competence.

Laser vaporisationRecognition · Advanced

The scenario

  • Photoselective vaporisation of the prostate.
What you see
  • Early in the case the tissue vaporises cleanly with bubbles at the fibre tip.
  • Now the surface is turning black and the bubbles have stopped.
Laser vaporisation: the fibre at the prostatic surface
Laser vaporisation: the fibre at the prostatic surface
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Teaching only · not for diagnosis or treatment decisions