Removal of migrated metallic prostatic stent by holmium laser.

Abstract

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.

• Authors: P M Mahajan, A S Padhye, A A Bhave, S S Bapat
• Journal: Indian journal of urology : IJU : journal of the Urological Society of India (Indian J Urol) Vol. 26 Issue 3 Pg. 427-8 (Jul 2010) ISSN: 1998-3824 [Electronic] India
• PMID: 21116367 (Publication Type: Case Reports)