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Laser in urology: experience in Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

BACKGROUND Recenta dvancesin technologyh ave an impact in urology. Laser is now a widely acceptedto ol in urology especiallyi n the field of endourologyI.t hast he advantage of flexibility which allows easym anipulatione speciallyi n areaso f difficult access. AIM To auditr etrospectivelyth e o...

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Main Authors: Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih, JM, Nazri, MZ, Zulkifli, B, Badrulhisham, S, Sritharan, Lee, BC
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Language:English
Published: 2005
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spelling my.iium.irep.440102015-08-10T02:54:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/44010/ Laser in urology: experience in Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih JM, Nazri MZ, Zulkifli B, Badrulhisham S, Sritharan Lee, BC R Medicine (General) BACKGROUND Recenta dvancesin technologyh ave an impact in urology. Laser is now a widely acceptedto ol in urology especiallyi n the field of endourologyI.t hast he advantage of flexibility which allows easym anipulatione speciallyi n areaso f difficult access. AIM To auditr etrospectivelyth e outcomeo f lasert reatmentin variousu rologicalo perations performed in our center from January 2003 to October 2005. MATBRIALAND METHODS 77 patients underwent various urological operations in which laser was used from January 2003 till October 2005. The record of each patient was traced and analysed. The stonec learanced, iagnosis,t ype of operation,o perationt ime and complication were the variables and outcome studied. RESULTS Laserw asu sedi n thef ollowing cases5: 8 URS,5 RIRS, 10P CNL,2 vesicolithotripsy, 1 in removal of urethral stone and I in ureteral polyp ablation. Out of 77 patients, 49 had complete clearance of stone, 8 almost complete clearance, l9 partial clearance and only I failure due to technical difficulty. The complicationse ncounteredi n our series were ureteral perforation and ureteral stricture which occured in 5 patients. CONCLUSION The availabilityo f laseri n urology hasm ade endoscopicm anagemenot f urological diseasefe asiblee veni n areaso f difficult accessT. he outcomeo f lasert reatmenti n urologyi s good,e speciallyin managemenot f stoned iseasesC. omplicationsa rer are and it should be a preferred urological tool whenever indicated 2005 Conference or Workshop Item REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/44010/1/44010.pdf Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih and JM, Nazri and MZ, Zulkifli and B, Badrulhisham and S, Sritharan and Lee, BC (2005) Laser in urology: experience in Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. In: 14th Malaysian Urological Conference 2005, 1st-4th Dec. 2005, Eden Garden Hotel, Johor Bahru, Johor. (Unpublished) http://www.muacme.org/article.php?aid=41
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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language English
topic R Medicine (General)
spellingShingle R Medicine (General)
Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih
JM, Nazri
MZ, Zulkifli
B, Badrulhisham
S, Sritharan
Lee, BC
Laser in urology: experience in Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
description BACKGROUND Recenta dvancesin technologyh ave an impact in urology. Laser is now a widely acceptedto ol in urology especiallyi n the field of endourologyI.t hast he advantage of flexibility which allows easym anipulatione speciallyi n areaso f difficult access. AIM To auditr etrospectivelyth e outcomeo f lasert reatmentin variousu rologicalo perations performed in our center from January 2003 to October 2005. MATBRIALAND METHODS 77 patients underwent various urological operations in which laser was used from January 2003 till October 2005. The record of each patient was traced and analysed. The stonec learanced, iagnosis,t ype of operation,o perationt ime and complication were the variables and outcome studied. RESULTS Laserw asu sedi n thef ollowing cases5: 8 URS,5 RIRS, 10P CNL,2 vesicolithotripsy, 1 in removal of urethral stone and I in ureteral polyp ablation. Out of 77 patients, 49 had complete clearance of stone, 8 almost complete clearance, l9 partial clearance and only I failure due to technical difficulty. The complicationse ncounteredi n our series were ureteral perforation and ureteral stricture which occured in 5 patients. CONCLUSION The availabilityo f laseri n urology hasm ade endoscopicm anagemenot f urological diseasefe asiblee veni n areaso f difficult accessT. he outcomeo f lasert reatmenti n urologyi s good,e speciallyin managemenot f stoned iseasesC. omplicationsa rer are and it should be a preferred urological tool whenever indicated
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih
JM, Nazri
MZ, Zulkifli
B, Badrulhisham
S, Sritharan
Lee, BC
author_facet Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih
JM, Nazri
MZ, Zulkifli
B, Badrulhisham
S, Sritharan
Lee, BC
author_sort Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih
title Laser in urology: experience in Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
title_short Laser in urology: experience in Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
title_full Laser in urology: experience in Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
title_fullStr Laser in urology: experience in Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Laser in urology: experience in Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
title_sort laser in urology: experience in hospital universiti kebangsaan malaysia
publishDate 2005
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/44010/1/44010.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/44010/
http://www.muacme.org/article.php?aid=41
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