12
Views
5
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Treatment of recalcitrant verrucae vulgares with Nd:YAG laser hyperthermia (Regensburg's technique)-preliminary results in 31 cases

, , , &
Pages 39-42 | Received 10 Jun 1994, Accepted 16 Aug 1994, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

References

  • Leuker D C, Kainer R A. Hyperthermia for the treatment of dermatomycosis in dogs and cats. Vet Med 1981; 16: 658–9
  • Grier R L, Brewer W G, Jr, Thielen G H. Hyperthermic treatment of superficial tumors in cats and dogs. J A Vet Assoc 1980; 177: 227–33
  • Kainer R A. Current concept in the treatment of bovine ocular squamous cell tumors. Vet Clin North Am 1984; 6: 609–22
  • Storm K F, Kaiser L R, Goodnight J E. Thermotherapy for melanoma metastases in liver. Cancer 1982; 49: 1243–8
  • Lindholm C E, Kjellan E, Nilson P, et al. Microwave induced hyperthermia and radiotherapy in human superficial tumors‐clinical results with a comparative study of combined versus radiotherapy alone. Int J Hyperthermia 1987; 3: 393–411
  • Daelos Z K, Levine N. Hyperthermic treatment of cutaneous malignancies. J Am Acad Dermatol 1983; 8: 623–8
  • Rowe R J, Gray J M. Ultrasound therapy of plantar warts. Arch Dermatol 1960; 82: 1008–9
  • Cherup N, Urban J, Bender L F. The treatment of plantar warts with ultrasound. Arch Phys Med 1963; 44: 602–9
  • Pensel J, Hofstetter A, Frank, et al. Temporal and spatial temperature profile of the bladder serosa in intravesical Nd:YAG laser irradiation. Eur Urol 1981; 7: 298–303
  • Pfau A, Abd‐El‐Raheem T A, Bäumler W, et al. Nd:YAG laser hyperthermia in the treatment of recalcitrant verrucae vulgares (Regensburg's technique). Ada Derm Venereol (Stockh) 1994; 74: 212–14
  • McKenzie A L. Physics of thermal processes in laser‐tissue interaction. Phys Med Biol 1990; 35(9)1175–209
  • Kalivas L, Penick E, Kalivas J. Personality factors as predictors of therapeutic response to cryosurgery in patients with warts. J Am Acad Dermatol 1989; 20(3)429–32
  • Logan R A, Zachary C B. Outcome of carbon dioxide laser therapy for persistent cutaneous viral warts. Br J Dermatol 1989; 121: 99–109
  • Macht S H. Superficial radiotherapy of warts: results of treating 531 warts. Radiology 1977; 122: 231–2
  • Johnson R F, Barber T X. Hypnosis, suggestions, and warts: an experimental investigation implicating the importance of ‘believed‐in efficacy’. Am J Clin Hypn 1978; 20: 165–74
  • Litt J A. Don't excise‐exorcise: treatment of subungual and periungual warts. Cutis 1978; 22: 673–7
  • Sawchuk W S, Weber P J, Lowy D R, et al. Infectious papillomavirus in the vapor of warts treated with carbon dioxide laser or electrocoagulation: detection and protection. J Am Acad Dermatol 1989; 21: 41–9
  • Giovanella B C, Stehlin J S, Morgan A C. Selective lethal effect of supranormal temperatures on human neoplastic cells. Cancer Res 1976; 36: 3944–50
  • Emami B, Nussbaum G H, Tenhaken R K, et al. Physiologic effects of hyperthermia: response of capillary blood flow and structure to local tumor heating. Radiology 1980; 137: 805–9
  • Eddy H A. Alterations in tumor microvasculature during hyperthermia. Radiology 1980; 137: 515–21
  • Song C W, Kang M S, Rhee J G, et al. The effect of hyperthermia on vascular function, pH and cell survival. Radiology 1980; 137: 795–803
  • Song C W. Physiologic factors in hyperthermia. Monogr Natl Cancer Inst 1982; 61: 169–76
  • Nielsen O S. Recovery from hyperthermic damage and development of thermotolerance in unfed plateau‐phase cells in vitro. J Natl Cancer Inst 1981; 66: 61–6
  • Freeman M L, Raaphorst G P, Hopwood L E, et al. The effect of pH on cell lethality induced by hyperthermic treatment. Cancer 1980; 45: 2291–300
  • Neva F A, Petersen E A, Corsey R, et al. Observation of local heat treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis. Am J Trop Med 1984; 33: 800–4
  • Junaid A JN. Treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis with infrared. Int J Dermatol 1986; 25: 470–2
  • Levine N, Rothschild J G. Treatment of Mycobacterium chelonae infection with controlled localized heating. J Am Acad Dermatol 1991; 24: 867–70
  • Stern P, Levine N. Controlled localized heat therapy in cutaneous warts. Arch Dermatol 1992; 128: 945–8
  • Emami B, Perez C A. Interstitial thepnoradiography: an overview. Endocurietherapy/Hypothermia Oncol 1985; 1: 35–40
  • Hornback N B, Shupe R E, Shidnia H, et al. Preliminary clinical results of combined 433 Mega Hertz microwave therapy and radiation therapy in patients with advanced cancer. Cancer 1977; 40: 2854–68
  • Lele P P, Parker K J. Temperature distributions in tissues during local hyperthermia by stationary or seated beams of unfocused and focused ultrasound. Br J Cancer Suppl 1982; 45: 108–21
  • Diakuzono N, Joffe S N, Tajiri H, et al. Laserthermia: a computer controlled contact Nd:YAG system for interstitial local hyperthermia. Med Instrum 1987; 21: 275–7

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.