Laser accessories: surgical fibers, strippers, cleavers, and protective glasses

EX Keller, P Kronenberg, T Tailly… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Laser accessories: surgical fibers, strippers, cleavers, and... : Current Opinion in Urology
Laser accessories: surgical fibers, strippers, cleavers, and protective glasses : Current …

Comparison of low power and high power holmium YAG laser settings in flexible ureteroscopy

A Shrestha, M Corrales, B Adhikari, A Chapagain… - World Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose To compare the efficacy of conventional low power and high power holmium:
yttrium aluminum-garnet (Ho: YAG) laser lithotripsy settings during retrograde intrarenal …

The role of cavitation in energy delivery and stone damage during laser lithotripsy

DS Ho, D Scialabba, RS Terry, X Ma, J Chen… - Journal of …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Purpose: Although cavitation during laser lithotripsy (LL) contributes to the Moses effect, the
impact of cavitation on stone damage is less clear. Using different laser settings, we …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics of current digital single-use flexible ureteroscopes versus their reusable counterparts: an in-vitro comparative analysis

LB Dragos, BK Somani, EX Keller… - Translational …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Single-use flexible ureterorenoscopes (fURSs) have been recently introduced
aiming to offer solutions to the sterilization, fragility and cost issues of the reusable fURSs. In …

Cavitation plays a vital role in stone dusting during short pulse holmium: YAG laser lithotripsy

J Chen, DS Ho, G Xiang, G Sankin… - Journal of …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Objective: To investigate the mechanism of stone dusting in Holmium (Ho): YAG laser
lithotripsy (LL). Materials and Methods: Cylindrical BegoStone samples (6× 6 mm, H× D) …

Frequency threshold for ablation during holmium laser lithotripsy: How high can you go?

AH Aldoukhi, KM Black, TL Hall, WW Roberts… - Journal of …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Purpose: We performed in vitro studies to assess the relationship of pulse frequency on
stone ablation during contact laser lithotripsy and determine if there is a threshold after …

Dissimilar cavitation dynamics and damage patterns produced by parallel fiber alignment to the stone surface in holmium: yttrium aluminum garnet laser lithotripsy

G Xiang, D Li, J Chen, A Mishra, G Sankin, X Zhao… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Recent studies indicate that cavitation may play a vital role in laser lithotripsy. However, the
underlying bubble dynamics and associated damage mechanisms are largely unknown. In …

High-power, high-frequency Ho: YAG lasers are not essential for retrograde intrarenal surgery

V De Coninck, R Hente… - European …, 2021 - eu-focus.europeanurology.com
Holmium: YAG (Ho: YAG) lasers have traditionally been classified as low-power and high-
power lasers. The power (in W) is the amount of energy (in J) delivered per unit of time (in s) …

Use of artificial stones in training and laboratory studies, have we found the right material? Outcomes of a systematic review from the European School of Urology

P Kallidonis, A Peteinaris, D Veneziano… - Urology …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Objective: In this review, we investigated the current literature to find out which artificial
stones (AS) are available in endourology, and in which experimental and training schemes …

Gas Bubble Anatomy During Laser Lithotripsy: An Experimental In Vitro Study of a Pulsed Solid-State Tm:YAG and Ho:YAG Device

R Petzold, R Suarez-Ibarrola, A Miernik - Journal of Endourology, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Purpose: To examine gas bubbles generated by two laser lithotripsy devices, a pulsed
thulium solid-state laser and a holmium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho: YAG) device, and …