Thulium laser ablation facilitates retrograde intra-renal surgery for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma

Int J Urol. 2018 Apr;25(4):379-380. doi: 10.1111/iju.13522. Epub 2018 Jan 11.

Authors

Takashi Yoshida¹, Makoto Taguchi¹, Takaaki Inoue², Hidefumi Kinoshita², Tadashi Matsuda²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology and Andrology, Kansai Medical University, Kori Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
² Department of Urology and Andrology, Kansai Medical University Hospital, Osaka, Japan.

PMID: 29323434
DOI: 10.1111/iju.13522

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biopsy
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / pathology
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / surgery*
Female
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Kidney Neoplasms / pathology
Kidney Neoplasms / surgery*
Laser Therapy / methods*
Laser Therapy / standards
Lasers, Solid-State / therapeutic use*
Middle Aged
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Thulium
Treatment Outcome
Ureteral Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Ureteral Neoplasms / pathology
Ureteral Neoplasms / surgery*
Ureteroscopy

Substances

Thulium