introduction: to assessment of the efficacy and safety of transurethral cystolithotripsy of large bladder stones by holmium laser in the outpatient setting. methods: in a prospective study, 48 consecutive adult patients with large bladder stones, were enrolled for transurethral cystolithotripsy. patients older than 18 years, with bladder stones larger than 2 cm were enrolled. urethral stricture...

introduction: surgical management of pediatric urinary calculi evolved dramatically over the past two decades. however, with the miniaturization of equipment and with improvisation of endourologic techniques, access to the entire pediatric urinary system is possible. ho: yag laser provides more maneuverability during transuretereal lithotripsy (tul) than the pneumatic system which uses a metal ...

INTRODUCTION Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a condition of social dimension which generally pertains to women of various age. The only effective treatments of SUI are surgical procedures. The use of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) ensures low invasiveness but also carries the risk of complications. One of the complications may be migration of the tape into the urinary bladder creating con...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether MRI is able to demonstrate the effect of radiation synovectomy after the intra-articular injection of holmium-166-chitosan complex for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis of the knee. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fourteen patients aged 36-59 years were treated with 10-20 mCi of holmium-166-chitosan complex. A criterion for inclusion in this study was the absence of o...

OBJECTIVE To analyse outcomes of holmium laser and pneumatic lithotripsy in treatment of lower ureteric calculus in pediatric patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Prospective study conducted between August 2013 and July 2015. Inclusion criteria were lower ureteric calculus with stone size ≤1.5cms. Exclusion criteria were other than lower ureteric calculus, stone size ≥1.5cms, congenital renal anom...

Introduction: In this research, [Ho]Holmium chitosan complex production is described in details, followed by determination of complex radiochemical purity, stability and biodistribution (after intra-articular injection) in wild-type male rats. Finally a Ho-166 based chitosan kit for ultimate radiosynovectomy as well as radiotherapy applications was developed. Methods: Ho-chitosan complex was pr...

Introduction: Unsolved choledocholithiasis by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is a complicated condition to manage. The incorporation of robotic surgery, a choledochoscope, and a holmium laser as therapeutic tools is likely to increase surgery effectiveness. Our purpose is to present the first Latin American case report of the combined use of these tools to extract a large impact...

OBJECTIVES We reviewed the results of percutaneous ureteral incisions for ureteroenteroanastomotic stricture using the holmium laser. METHODS We performed this procedure through a 6.9-F flexible ureteroscope on 3 ureters in 3 patients. Balloon dilation was not necessary prior to insertion of the ureteroscope. The stricture was incised with the holmium laser with a 200-microm fiber through the...