Holmium Laser Lithotripsy in the New Stone Age: Dust or Bust?
Frontiers in Surgery, 2017 Modern day holmium laser systems for ureteroscopy (URS) provide users with a range of settings, namely pulse energy (PE), pulse frequency (Fr), and pulse width (PW).
Ali H. Aldoukhi +4 more
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Thulium fiber laser lithotripsy: Is it living up to the hype?
Asian Journal of Urology, 2023 Objective: The holmium:yttrium-aluminium-garnet laser (Ho:YAG) has been the gold standard for laser lithotripsy over the last three decades. After demonstrating good in vitro efficacy, the thulium fiber laser (TFL) has been recently released in the ...
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African Journal of Urology, 2020 Background The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcome of ureteroscopic lithotripsy of combined pneumatic and laser versus laser lithotripsy alone for the treatment of impacted pelvic ureteral stones.
Hisham Alazaby +4 more
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Comparison of the effects of different lithotripsy protocols under ureteroscope on ureteral calculi and their effects on stress status and renal function of patients [PDF]
Journal of Men's HealthIn order to explore the therapeutic effect of holmium laser and pneumatic lithotripsy on ureteric stones, as well as their effects on stress status and renal function, 100 patients with ureteral calculi admitted to the hospital from January 2021 to ...
Rongjie Liang +6 more
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Advances in Lasers for the Treatment of Stones-a Systematic Review [PDF]
, 2018 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Laser lithotripsy is increasingly used worldwide and is a continuously evolving field with new and extensive research being published every year.
Kronenberg, P, Somani, B
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Feasibility and long-term safety of Ho:YAG laser lithotripsy in broncholithiasis patients
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021 Background Treatment of broncholithiasis is complex, especially in the case of a large or transbronchial broncholith. Holmium-yttrium aluminum garnet (Ho:YAG) laser lithotripsy may be a useful treatment in broncholithiasis; however, as it is not yet ...
Yuan Cheng +4 more
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Recent finding and new technologies in nephrolithiasis: a review of the recent literature [PDF]
, 2013 This review summarizes recent literature on advances regarding renal and ureteral calculi, with particular focus in areas of recent advances in the overall field of urolithiasis.
Bove P +6 more
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Intracorporeal laser lithotripsy
Arab Journal of Urology, 2012 To review the current literature on intracorporeal laser lithotripsy.We searched PubMed for relevant reports up to January 2012, using the keywords 'laser', 'lithotripsy' and 'intracorporeal'.We studied 125 relevant reports of studies with various levels of evidence.
Papatsoris, Athanasios G. +2 more
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Comparison of pneumatic and Holmium laser ureteroscopic lithotripsy for upper third ureteral stones
Urological Science, 2017 Objective: To evaluate the outcomes of ureteroscopic lithotripsy with pneumatic lithotripter and Holium:Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet (Ho:YAG) laser in the management of upper third ureteral stones.
Li-Chen Chen +9 more
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of the management of distal ureteral stones in children [PDF]
, 2019 Objective To determine the most cost-effective approach to the management of distal ureteral stones in children given the potential for recurrent renal colic during a trial of passage versus potential stent discomfort and complications of ureteroscopy.
Bennett, William E., Jr. +6 more
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