Comparison of Ho:Yag laser and pneumatic lithotripsy combined with transurethral prostatectomy in high burden bladder stones with benign prostatic hyperplasia

Comparison of Ho:Yag laser and pneumatic lithotripsy combined with transurethral prostatectomy in high burden bladder stones with benign prostatic hyperplasia

Objectives: To compare the efficacy and reliability of Ho:YAG laser lithotripsy (HLL) and pneumatic lithotripsy (PL) in the treatment of bladder stones in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia and stones ≥ 20 mm who were transurethrally treated in the same surgical session. Methods: We studied...

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Main Authors: Hakan Ercil, Adem Altunkol, Ergun Alma, Mehmet Resit Goren, Nevzat Can Sener, Faruk Kuyucu, Ahmet Nihat Karakoyunlu, Ediz Vuruskan, Ferhat Ortoglu, Zafer Gokhan Gurbuz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
bladder stones
laser lithotripsy
pneumatic lithotripsy
benign prostatic hyperplasia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958415000457

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