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Evaluation of holmium laser versus cold knife in optical internal urethrotomy for the management of short segment urethral stricture
Author(s) -
Sudhir Jain,
R. C. M. Kaza,
Bipin Kumar Singh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7796.140997
Subject(s) - medicine , urethrotomy , urethral stricture , surgery , prospective cohort study , urethra
SACHSE COLD KNIFE IS CONVENTIONALLY USED FOR OPTICAL INTERNAL URETHROTOMY INTENDED TO MANAGE URETHRAL STRICTURES AND HO: YAG laser is an alternative to it. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of urethral stricture treatment outcomes, efficacy, and complications using cold knife and Ho: YAG (Holmium laser) for optical internal urethrotomy.

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