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Photoselective Vaporesection of the Prostate via an End-firing Lithium Triborate Crystal Laser
Published on: May 9, 2018
[Application of laser technology in the treatment of ureteral lithiasis]
José Ignacio Iglesias Prieto1, Rodolfo Orozco Fariñas, Sara Gentile Noni
1Servicio de Urología, Clínica La Luz, Madrid, España. iglesias@clinicalaluz.es
Objectives:
To evaluate the contribution of laser, mainly holmium laser, to the endourological treatment of ureteral lithiasis.
Methods:
We analyze our experience in 154 endourological treatments of ureteral lithiasis with holmium laser performed in our Unit from June 2005 to December 2007.
Results:
Stone fragmentation was achieved in 100% of the cases. The use of long jaw forceps associated with the holmium laser enabled us to reach a stone free rate of 91%.
Conclusions:
The treatment of ureteral lithiasis has benefit from the development of endoscopic procedures, being the holmium laser the energy source of choice nowadays. The fragmentation rate was 100%. Complications were rare and never important.
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