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Cystoscopic suture removal by Holmium-YAG laser after Burch procedure
Emre Kazım Karaşahin1, Sertaç Esin1, Ibrahim Alanbay1
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gulhane Military Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey.
Abstract:
Burch colposuspension remains one of the successful operations performed for stress incontinence. Accidental suturing of the bladder wall during the procedure or subsequent erosion may lead to lower urinary tract symptoms. Diagnosis and management of these sutures indicate precise evaluation for which a 70 degree cystoscope is used. In selected cases, Holmium-YAG laser may enable us to manage long-standing, encrustated neglected sutures. Here we would like to report successful removal of intravesical sutures using the Holmium-YAG laser.

