Holmium Laser En Bloc Resection of Urethral Polyps in Children: A Case Series.

ABSTRACT: Background: Urethral fibroepithelial polyps (FEPs) are scarce benign mesodermal tumors arising mainly from the posterior urethra in boys. FEPs are rarely reported in girls. There is no consensus regarding their etiology; however, some authors attribute their presence to abnormal mesodermal involution. FEPs have different clinical presentations, including acute urinary retention (AUR), difficult micturition, hematuria, and recurrent urinary tract infection in addition to interlabial mass in girls. Radiologic studies are usually insufficient for diagnosis. Cystourethroscopy and histopathologic examination are considered the diagnostic tool of choice. In this report, we introduce Holmium Laser En Bloc Resection of Urethral Polyp (HoLERUP) as an alternative technique to conventio

SUBMITTER: Atwa AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7803242 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature