A rare case of hyperchloraemic normal anion gap metabolic acidosis due to absorption of normal saline irrigation fluid during holmium laser enucleation of prostate

A rare case of hyperchloraemic normal anion gap metabolic acidosis due to absorption of normal saline irrigation fluid during holmium laser enucleation of prostate

Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) is the preferred technique for surgical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia in prostates over 80 cc in size. A 72-year-old male underwent a HoLEP for catheter-dependent urinary retention in the context of a 204 cc prostate. At the end of the p...

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Main Authors: Justina Cheh Juan Tai, Muhammad Pervaiz, Shameer Deen, Ali Tasleem, Nkwam Nkwam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
Subjects:
Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate
Metabolic acidosis
Bladder irrigation
Normal saline
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442023001560

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