title: Novel endourologic applications for holmium laser.
abstract: The holmium laser is used routinely during endoscopic procedures to treat stones, strictures, and tumors of the urinary tract. We report two successful novel endourologic applications of a holmium laser: division and removal of a synthetic urethral sling mesh in one patient and fragmentation of a tempered stainless steel surgical needle in another.
authors.affiliation: Glickman Urological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. laneb@ccf.org
authors.forename: Brian R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Anoop
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meraney
authors.forename: Stevan B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Streem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles; D001743:Urinary Bladder