Purpose To compare the operating modes of the Holmium: YAG laser and Thulium fiber
laser. Additionally, currently available literature on Thulium fiber laser lithotripsy is reviewed …

Introduction: Urosepsis is a serious potential complication of ureteroscopic procedures for
stone disease, yet the risk factors for this complication are not well characterized. The …

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 …

Introduction: With increasing use of high-power laser settings for lithotripsy, the potential
exists to induce thermal tissue damage. In vitro studies have demonstrated that temperature …

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 …

Background Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) has become the preferred treatment
modality for nephrolithiasis. However, because of ongoing uncertainties regarding the …

Objectives The experimental Thulium fiber laser (TFL) is currently being studied as a
potential alternative to the gold standard Holmium: YAG laser for lithotripsy. Recent …

With the recent technological advancements in endourology, retrograde intrarenal surgery
has become a more popular procedure for treatment of urolithiasis. Furthermore, since the …

Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) is accepted as a primary modality for the management
of renal stones up to 2 cm. The limitations of RIRS in larger volume stones include limited …

Ureteroscopy and laser stone fragmentation (URSL) has had recent advancements with the
more powerful laser systems with the ability to 'dust'and 'pop-dust'the stone. We wanted to …