Comparing dusting and fragmenting efficiency using the new SuperPulsed thulium fiber laser versus a 120 W Holmium:YAG laser

Holmium:YAG laser lithotripsy requires high amperage power and has an upper limit of frequency and a minimal fiber size. The technology utilizing thulium-doped fiber offers low pulse energy settings and high pulse frequencies up to 2,400 Hz. We compared the novel SuperPulsed thulium fiber laser (SOL...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Investigative and clinical urology 2023-05, Vol.64 (3), p.265-271
Hauptverfasser:	Chew, Ben H, Koo, Kyo Chul, Halawani, Abdulghafour, Lundeen, Colin J, Knudsen, Bodo E, Molina, Wilson R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Holmium Humans laser Lasers, Solid-State - therapeutic use Lithotripsy Lithotripsy, Laser - methods Original Thulium ureteroscopy
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Zusammenfassung:	Holmium:YAG laser lithotripsy requires high amperage power and has an upper limit of frequency and a minimal fiber size. The technology utilizing thulium-doped fiber offers low pulse energy settings and high pulse frequencies up to 2,400 Hz. We compared the novel SuperPulsed thulium fiber laser (SOLTIVE™; Olympus) to a commercially available 120 W Ho:YAG laser. Bench-top testing was conducted with 125 mm standardized BegoStones (Bego USA). Time to ablate the stone into particles
ISSN:	2466-0493 2466-054X
DOI:	10.4111/icu.20230071