Introduction: Internal radiation therapy using radioactive Holmium-166 loaded microspheres (HoMS) has shown to be a promising technique for treatment of liver metastases [1]. Unlike Yttrium-90 microspheres, which lack imaging capabilities, HoMS can be detected by Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) using the Holmium-166 photopeak and by MRI using the paramagnetic properties of Ho...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to compare Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate with another minimally invasive technique, the laparoscopic simple prostatectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We compared outcomes of a series of 40 patients who underwent laparoscopic simple prostatectomy (n=20) with laser enucleation of the prostate (n=20) for large adenomas (>100 grams) at our institution. St...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Advances in endoscopic techniques have transformed the management of urolithiasis. We sought to evaluate the role of such urological interventions for the treatment of complex biliary calculi. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of all patients (n=9) undergoing percutaneous holmium laser lithotripsy for complicated biliary calculi over a 4-year period (12/200...

PURPOSE To evaluate the clinical efficacy of flexible ureteroscope (F-URS) combined with holmium laser lithotripter in treating renal calculi in horseshoe kidney. MATERIALS AND METHODS From November 2010 to December 2013, the medical history and charts of sixteen patients (mean age 42.9 ± 11.6 years, range 26-66 years), including 13 males and 3 females were analyzed retrospectively. Mean ston...

introduction: to assessment of the efficacy and safety of transurethral cystolithotripsy of large bladder stones by holmium laser in the outpatient setting. methods: in a prospective study, 48 consecutive adult patients with large bladder stones, were enrolled for transurethral cystolithotripsy. patients older than 18 years, with bladder stones larger than 2 cm were enrolled. urethral stricture...

introduction: surgical management of pediatric urinary calculi evolved dramatically over the past two decades. however, with the miniaturization of equipment and with improvisation of endourologic techniques, access to the entire pediatric urinary system is possible. ho: yag laser provides more maneuverability during transuretereal lithotripsy (tul) than the pneumatic system which uses a metal ...

INTRODUCTION Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a condition of social dimension which generally pertains to women of various age. The only effective treatments of SUI are surgical procedures. The use of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) ensures low invasiveness but also carries the risk of complications. One of the complications may be migration of the tape into the urinary bladder creating con...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether MRI is able to demonstrate the effect of radiation synovectomy after the intra-articular injection of holmium-166-chitosan complex for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis of the knee. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fourteen patients aged 36-59 years were treated with 10-20 mCi of holmium-166-chitosan complex. A criterion for inclusion in this study was the absence of o...