title: [Laser hair removal for urethral hair after hypospadias repair].
abstract: A 56-year-old male was admitted for induration of ventral side of the penile shaft. Computed tomography showed a large urethral calculus in the distal urethra. About 50 years previously, he had undergone multi-staged urethroplasty for hypospadias. He had also suffered from recurrent urethral calculi managed by urethrolithotomy 5 and 2 years before the admission. Urethrolithotomy revealed hair-bearing urethral calculus. Instillation of depilating agent containing thioglycolate into the neourethra for preventing hair regrowth was ineffective. Transurethral laser hair removal of neourethra was subsequently performed. All the neourethral follicles were ablated with GaAlAs diode laser (wave length 810 nm; at a power of 15W for 2 seconds) through a side-firing laser fiber. Another three operations were performed for a few regrown hairs at a power of 20-30W. Convalescence was uneventful. The patient is free of hair regrowth except for a hair at five months of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Toshiba General Hospital.
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishimatsu
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogushi
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asakage
authors.forename: Tadaichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitamura
mesh_terms: D006197:Hair; D006204:Hair Removal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007021:Hypospadias / Q000601:surgery*; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000009:adverse effects; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000601:surgery*; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male