Long-term efficacy of holmium laser endoureterotomy for benign ureteral strictures. 2006

Brian R Lane, and Mihir M Desai, and Nicholas J Hegarty, and Stevan B Streem
Glickman Urological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.

OBJECTIVE To determine the long-term clinical and radiographic success of holmium laser endoureterotomy for nonobliterative benign ureteral strictures. METHODS A total of 19 patients (12 women and 7 men, mean age 47.5 years) underwent holmium laser endoureterotomy for iatrogenic ureteral strictures (seven proximal, seven mid, and five distal) using semirigid ureteroscopy and a 360-microm fiber at 1 J and 10 Hz. RESULTS Success was strictly defined as both relief of symptoms and radiographic resolution of obstruction by intravenous pyelography or diuretic renography, or both. With a median follow-up of 3.0 years, success was achieved in 13 (68.4%) of 19 patients. CONCLUSIONS Our results have shown that holmium laser endoureterotomy is associated with a long-term success rate equivalent to, or better than, other currently available minimally invasive treatment options. Also, failure was uniformly evident within the first 3 months after treatment.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D003251 Constriction, Pathologic The condition of an anatomical structure's being constricted beyond normal dimensions. Stenosis,Stricture,Constriction, Pathological,Pathologic Constriction,Constrictions, Pathologic,Pathologic Constrictions,Pathological Constriction,Stenoses,Strictures
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D014515 Ureteral Diseases Pathological processes involving the URETERS. Disease, Ureteral,Diseases, Ureteral,Ureteral Disease
D015607 Stents Devices that provide support for tubular structures that are being anastomosed or for body cavities during skin grafting. Stent
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes

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