Holmium laser fulguration of superficial urothelial carcinoma of the pendulous urethra

Urothelial carcinoma may occur anywhere in the urinary tract including the pendulous urethra. To prevent urethral stricture after resection and monopolor fulguration we describe the use of the holmium laser to fulgurate recurrent pTa UC from the urethra. The surgical approach was staged and provided...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Liss, Michael A., Ronningen, Leland, Dash, Atreya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3579124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23449892
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-1591.105758
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Sumario:Urothelial carcinoma may occur anywhere in the urinary tract including the pendulous urethra. To prevent urethral stricture after resection and monopolor fulguration we describe the use of the holmium laser to fulgurate recurrent pTa UC from the urethra. The surgical approach was staged and provided excellent long term results for management of superficial UC.

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