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Transformative Advances in Vascular Surgery: Five Decades of Innovation in the Management of Aortic, Carotid, and Peripheral Arterial Disease

World Journal of Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 8, Page 2092-2096, August 2026.
Ghaleb A. Darwazeh, William Q. Duong, Ramola M. Panchal, Ahmed M. Abou‐Zamzam   +3 more
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Urethral Steinstrasse following Laser Lithotripsy of Prostatic Urethral Calculi

Case Reports in Urology, 2018
Symptomatic prostatic calculi are rare occurrences with several management options, the most popular of which is currently transurethral laser lithotripsy. This is a generally well-tolerated procedure with minimal complications.
Jennifer Den, Preston S. Kerr, Tamer J. Dafashy, Christopher D. Kosarek, Robyn L. Roberts, J. Nicholas Sreshta   +5 more
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Rise in intraluminal temperature during ureteroscopy: Is this a concern? [PDF]

Investigative and Clinical Urology
The global increase in urolithiasis prevalence has led to a shift towards minimally invasive procedures, such as retrograde intrarenal surgery, supported by advancements in laser technologies for lithotripsy.
Hyung Joon Kim, Sung Kyu Hong
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Concomitant catheter drainage alleviates the thermal effect of holmium lasers during ureteroscopic lithotripsy: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Urology
Background Thermal control is pivotal for preventing ureter thermal injury during laser lithotripsy; however, patient-based studies have rarely addressed this topic. In recent years, we have employed a ureter catheter for irrigation drainage and measured
Xing Ai, Chong Ma, Xiao Luo, Yawei Guan, Li Yao, Kai Wang, Jingfei Teng   +6 more
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Safety and efficacy of thulium fiber laser in ureteric calculi – Prospective study

Urology Annals
Objectives: The objective of the study was to analyze the efficacy and safety of superpulsed thulium fiber laser (TFL) lithotripsy and to identify the ideal laser settings. Methodology: Patients with ureteric stones were included prospectively.
Siddanagouda B. Patil, Vinay S. Kundargi, Santosh R. Patil, Nawaz A. Shariff, Manoj Kiran Vaidya, Vikas Shukla   +5 more
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Biliary and pancreatic lithotripsy devices

VideoGIE, 2018
Background and Aims: Lithotripsy is a procedure for fragmentation or destruction of stones to facilitate their removal or passage from the biliary or pancreatic ducts.
Rabindra R. Watson, MD, Mansour A. Parsi, MD, MPH, FASGE, Harry R. Aslanian, MD, FASGE, Adam J. Goodman, MD, FASGE, David R. Lichtenstein, MD, FASGE, Joshua Melson, MD, FASGE, Udayakumar Navaneethan, MD, Rahul Pannala, MD, MPH, FASGE, Amrita Sethi, MD, FASGE, Shelby A. Sullivan, MD, Nirav C. Thosani, MD, Guru Trikudanathan, MD, Arvind J. Trindade, MD, John T. Maple, DO, FASGE, Chair   +13 more
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New Horizons in Cholangiopancreatoscopy: Where Are We Heading in 2026?

Digestive Endoscopy, Volume 38, Issue 6, June 2026.
Raymond Shing‐Yan Tang, Ting Ting Chan
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of low-pressure reflux irrigation in preventing stone residue and thermal injury during holmium laser lithotripsy

徐州医科大学学报
Objective To investigate the clinical effects of low-pressure reflux irrigation on stone residue and thermal injury during ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy. Methods A total of 152 patients with middle and upper ureteral stones were divided into an
CHEN Jianjun, HUANG Yongbin, LIU Ze, HU Fei, ZHAO Yuzhen, ZHANG Kui   +5 more
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Flexible ureteroscopic treatment of kidney stones: How do the new laser systems change our concepts?

Asian Journal of Urology
Objective: Flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) has become a widely accepted and effective technique for treating kidney stones. With the development of new laser systems, the fURS approach has evolved significantly.
Simin Yu, Linhu Liu, Ya Li, Liang Zhou, Jixiang Chen, Hong Li, Kunjie Wang   +6 more
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Endoscopic Treatment of Complex Ureteral Calculi Using Ultrasound and Laser Contact Ureteral Lithotripsy

Galician Medical Journal, 2016
Nowadays contact ureteral lithotripsy with the use of semi-rigid ureteroscope is the method of choice for the urologist in the treatment of ureteral calculi. It is possible to use both the ultrasonic and laser lithotripter.
R. V. Stetsyshyn
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