Urethral Hair Bezoar Management With Transcutaneous Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Laser Post-Hypospadias Repair: A Clinical Case

    September 2023 in “ Curēus ”
    Aris Kaltsas, Dung Mai Ba Tien, Atsushi Takenaka, Nikolaos Sofikitis, Athanasios Zachariou
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    TLDR Using a laser to remove hair in the urethra after hypospadias repair is effective and minimally invasive.
    Hair growth within the urethra post-hypospadias repair can cause complications like UTIs and urinary obstruction. A 55-year-old male with a history of penile hypospadias repair presented with these issues, and a hair bezoar was found in his urethra. After removing the bezoar, a transcutaneous ND:YAG laser was used to ablate the hair follicles, proving to be a minimally invasive and effective treatment. This method is recommended as a first-line treatment to prevent recurrent complications in similar cases.
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