São Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina
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Lasers are widely used in treating symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia. In current practice, potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) lasers are the most common type of laser systems used. The aim here was to evaluate the rapid effect of high-power laser systems after application of hypericin. ⋯ The encouraging results from our preliminary study demonstrated that hypericin may improve the effects of KTP laser applications.