Holmium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser for resection of bladder tumor in a pediatric patient

Abstract

Suleyman Cakmakci, Necmettin Penbegul, Mehmet Mazhar Utangac, Mansur Daggulli, Onur Dede, Mehmet Nuri Bodakci, Ahmet Ali Sancaktutar, Yasar Bozkurt

Bladder tumours are rare in children, with only 0.4% of cases occurring in the first 2 decades of life. Herein, a pediatric patient who underwent TUR-B with a holmium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser is presented. Its histopathology was reported as urothelial papilloma.