The flashlamp-pumped, solid-state, pulsed, mid-infrared, holmium: YAG laser (λ= 2120 nm)
has been the clinical gold standard laser for lithotripsy for over the past two decades …

Purpose: There is no clear evidence that high-power (HP) laser generators perform better
than low-power (LP) ones in terms of lithotripsy outcomes. We aimed to perform a systematic …

Objective To investigate the effects of laser temporal pulse sha** of the super‐pulse
thulium fibre laser (SPTFL) and to compare these in controlled in vitro conditions with …

Purpose A superpulse (500 W peak power) thulium fiber laser operating at a 1940 nm
wavelength, suitable for lithotripsy, has recently been developed. The goal of this study was …

Purpose: Ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy requires irrigation for adequate visualization and
temperature control during treatment of ureteral stones. However, there are little data on how …

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). These …

Abstract Introduction: Temperatures over 43° C—the threshold for cellular injury—may be
achieved during ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy. The time to reach and subsequently …

Purpose To propose a size-related definition of stone dust produced by lithotripsy of urinary
stones. Methods Stone dust was defined as particles small enough to adhere to the …

Treatment of kidney stones has developed over the years from open lithotomy to minimally
invasive endoscopic lithotripsy. 1 Because of advances in endoscope design and …

Kidney stones are currently managed using laser lithotripsy and the most recent generation
of laser generators have enabled the possibility of the dusting technique. Dusting avoids the …