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Holmium laser for management of ureterocele calculi

✍ Scribed by J. Stephen Jones

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2002
Tongue: English
Weight: 59 KB
Volume: 31
Category: Article
ISSN: 0196-8092
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.10116

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Background and Objectives

Although most ureteral calculi will pass spontaneously, those in a ureterocele will usually not pass beyond the stenotic orifice. We address both the stone and the underlying anatomic abnormality of a ureterocele using the holmium:YAG laser.

Study Design/Materials and Methods

We report the first use of the holmium laser to treat ureteral calculi and the ureteroceles responsible for their retention.

Results

Two patients have been successfully treated using the described procedure.

Conclusions

The flexibility to treat both the underlying anatomic abnormality and the resultant stone with a single minimally invasive device makes the holmium laser ideal in this situation. Lasers Surg. Med. 31:297–298, 2002. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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