title: Holmium laser for management of ureterocele calculi.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Although most ureteral calculi will pass spontaneously, those in a ureterocele will usually not pass beyond the stenotic orifice. We address both the stone and the underlying anatomic abnormality of a ureterocele using the holmium:YAG laser.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the first use of the holmium laser to treat ureteral calculi and the ureteroceles responsible for their retention.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two patients have been successfully treated using the described procedure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The flexibility to treat both the underlying anatomic abnormality and the resultant stone with a single minimally invasive device makes the holmium laser ideal in this situation.
authors.affiliation: Urological Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave A-100, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. jonesS7@ccf.org
authors.forename: J Stephen
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014518:Ureterocele / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*