Urethroscopic Holmium: YAG Laser Ablation of Large Urethral Stone after Two-Stage Urethroplasty

نویسندگان
Alireza Bagher Tabrizi ID 1
Amin Hasanzadeh ID 2
Seyed Jalil Hosseini ID 3
Hooman Mokhtarpour ID 4

1 Infertility and Reproductive Health Research Center, Reconstructive Urology, Shohada Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Infertility and Reproductive Health Research Center, Reconstructive Urology, Shohada Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Infertility and Reproductive Health Research Center, Reconstructive Urology, Shohada Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Infertility and Reproductive Health Research Center, Reconstructive Urology, Shohada Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

doi
2289
چکیده

Hairball in a urethral diverticulum has rarely been reported. These hairballs are usually formed in the diverticulum coated with a hair bearing epithelium and can lead to urinary obstruction or infection. Using laser is a safe way to ablate such stones.

کلیدواژه‌ها
hairball stone, laser, holmium-YAG, urinary stone