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. 2021 Jun-Jul;31(8-9):451-457.
doi: 10.1016/j.purol.2020.11.008. Epub 2021 Jan 28.

Pulsed lasers and endocorporeal laser lithotripsy

F Panthier  1 , S Doizi  2 , M Corrales  3 , O Traxer  4
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Pulsed lasers and endocorporeal laser lithotripsy

F Panthier et al. Prog Urol. 2021 Jun-Jul.

Abstract

Endocorporeal laser lithotripsy (ELL) is currently the gold standard for the treatment of renal stones during retrograde intra-renal surgery (RIRS). The newly-authorised thulium fibre laser (Tm-Fibre) in now evaluated as a holmium:yttrium-aluminium-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser alternative, which is the most well-known laser source for ELL. This update aimed to present the fundamentals of pulsed lasers for EEL [technology, period, pulse characteristic (rate, duration, energy, shape), peak power, average power], and the available lithotripsy modes for both Tm-Fibre and Ho:YAG lasers.

Keywords: Endourologie; Endourology; Holmium:YAG; Impulsion Laser; Laser; Laser pulse; Lithotripsy; Lithotritie.

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