Ureteroscopic holmium laser cutting for inadvertently sutured drainage tube (report of five cases)
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- 作者：Xu Gao ; Xin Lu ; Shancheng Ren ; Chuanliang Xu and Yinghao Sun
- 关键词：Postoperative complications ; Sutures ; Drainage ; Holmium ; Ureteroscopy
- 刊名：Lasers in Medical Science
- 出版年：2008
- 出版时间：July, 2008
- 年：2008
- 卷：23
- 期：3
- 页码：337-339
- 全文大小：100.3 KB
文摘
The aim of this paper is to report a simple solution for inadvertently sutured drainage tube after urological surgery and discuss the different managements according to different types of this embarrassing complication. From September 2001 to January 2007, five inadvertently sutured drainage tubes were treated with ureteroscopic holmium laser cutting for the suture. All drainage tubes were removed after the operation without other complications. Holmium laser cutting via ureteroscope is a simple solution for the embarrassing problem of inadvertently sutured drainage tube. It can save the patient from undergoing another open surgery.