Removal of migrated metallic prostatic stent by holmium laser.
A 90-year-old male with prostatic hyperplasia with a history of ischemic heart disease and right-sided hemiplegia had undergone a Urolume stent placement because of acute urinary retention 9 months earliar. The stent had migrated into the bladder causing dysuria and a poor stream of urine. We fragmented the prostatic stent by Holmium (HO: YAG) laser followed by a laser prostatectomy. After the procedure, the patient voided satisfactorily.
Department of Urology, Ratna Memorial Hospital, Pune (Maharashtra), India.
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Mahajan
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Padhye
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Bhave
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