Intravesical holmium laser fragmentation and removal of a retained piece of tree branch from the urinary bladder of a young male

Abstract Background Holmium laser has been used primarily for lithotripsy, and on soft tissue and tumor. Its effect on wood has never been described in the literature. Here-in case we were able to successfully laser intravesical wood particles in a young male. Case presentation A 12-year-old boy was...

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Main Authors: Peter O. Afolayan, E. H. Abdel Goad, Avikar Singh, Shaun Pillay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-12-01
Series:African Journal of Urology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12301-020-00089-8