Jiatao Ji, Bin Xu, Gusheng Tang, Huiqing Wang, Zhensheng Zhang, Xiaofeng Gao, Yinghao Sun
Department of Urology , Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai , China.
Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol. 2011 Sep;20(5):307-10. doi: 10.3109/13645706.2010.534170. Epub 2010 Nov 17.
It is difficult to withdraw an encrusted urinary catheter, especially when it is impacted in the prostatic urethra. This article reports our experience with removing an encrusted urethral catheter using holmium laser through the suprapubic cystostomy tract.