Case Report

Successful management of hair follicles following urethroplasty with holmium:YAG laser epilation: A case report

Volume: 3 Number: 11 November 1, 2019
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Successful management of hair follicles following urethroplasty with holmium:YAG laser epilation: A case report

Abstract

A 27-year-old male presented with recurrent urinary tract infections, calculus formation and hair follicles in urine following urethroplasty. The patient was treated with urethroscopic holmium laser in 2012, which was performed by Beiko for the first time in the literature to remove stones and epilate hair follicles. At 3-month, 3-year and 6-year follow-ups, the patient was symptom and infection-free. Urethrocystoscopy was performed in the 6-year follow-up, and no stone formation was observed. There were only a few hair follicles that were too short to require re-surgery. Urethral hair follicles and stone formation are uncommon long term complications following urethroplasty. Endoscopic holmium laser hair epilation is a rarely performed treatment option for hair follicles and urethral stone. Holmium:YAG laser epilation may be an alternative, minimally invasive treatment option with successful long term outcomes.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Urology

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

November 1, 2019

Submission Date

November 13, 2019

Acceptance Date

November 27, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 3 Number: 11

APA
Sancı, A., Gülpınar, B., & Gülpınar, Ö. (2019). Successful management of hair follicles following urethroplasty with holmium:YAG laser epilation: A case report. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, 3(11), 817-819. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.646614
AMA
1.Sancı A, Gülpınar B, Gülpınar Ö. Successful management of hair follicles following urethroplasty with holmium:YAG laser epilation: A case report. J Surg Med. 2019;3(11):817-819. doi:10.28982/josam.646614
Chicago
Sancı, Adem, Başak Gülpınar, and Ömer Gülpınar. 2019. “Successful Management of Hair Follicles Following Urethroplasty With Holmium:YAG Laser Epilation: A Case Report”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 3 (11): 817-19. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.646614.
EndNote
Sancı A, Gülpınar B, Gülpınar Ö (November 1, 2019) Successful management of hair follicles following urethroplasty with holmium:YAG laser epilation: A case report. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 3 11 817–819.
IEEE
[1]A. Sancı, B. Gülpınar, and Ö. Gülpınar, “Successful management of hair follicles following urethroplasty with holmium:YAG laser epilation: A case report”, J Surg Med, vol. 3, no. 11, pp. 817–819, Nov. 2019, doi: 10.28982/josam.646614.
ISNAD
Sancı, Adem - Gülpınar, Başak - Gülpınar, Ömer. “Successful Management of Hair Follicles Following Urethroplasty With Holmium:YAG Laser Epilation: A Case Report”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 3/11 (November 1, 2019): 817-819. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.646614.
JAMA
1.Sancı A, Gülpınar B, Gülpınar Ö. Successful management of hair follicles following urethroplasty with holmium:YAG laser epilation: A case report. J Surg Med. 2019;3:817–819.
MLA
Sancı, Adem, et al. “Successful Management of Hair Follicles Following Urethroplasty With Holmium:YAG Laser Epilation: A Case Report”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, vol. 3, no. 11, Nov. 2019, pp. 817-9, doi:10.28982/josam.646614.
Vancouver
1.Adem Sancı, Başak Gülpınar, Ömer Gülpınar. Successful management of hair follicles following urethroplasty with holmium:YAG laser epilation: A case report. J Surg Med. 2019 Nov. 1;3(11):817-9. doi:10.28982/josam.646614