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Surgical Treatment for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP).
Published on: March 6, 2018
Removal of an encrustation catheter impacted in the prostatic urethra by holmium laser
Ji Jiatao1, Xu Bin, Tang Gusheng
1Department of Urology , Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai , China.
Abstract:
It is difficult to withdraw an encrusted urinary catheter, especially when it is impacted in the prostatic urethra. This article reports our experience with removing an encrusted urethral catheter using holmium laser through the suprapubic cystostomy tract.
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