High-power, High-frequency Ho:YAG Lasers Are Essential for Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery

Esteban Emiliani; Oriol Angerri

doi:10.1016/j.euf.2020.08.008

High-power, High-frequency Ho:YAG Lasers Are Essential for Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery

Eur Urol Focus. 2021 Jan;7(1):3-4. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2020.08.008. Epub 2020 Sep 15.

Authors

Esteban Emiliani¹, Oriol Angerri²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Fundación Puigvert, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: emiliani@gmail.com.
² Department of Urology, Fundación Puigvert, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 32948503
DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2020.08.008

Abstract

Advances in Ho:YAG technology have led to the appearance of high-power and high-pulse-frequency lasers that allow a wider range of options and greater versatility when choosing settings to achieve precise and effective lithotripsy.

MeSH terms

Humans
Lasers, Solid-State*
Lithotripsy, Laser*
Ureteroscopy*
Urinary Calculi / therapy*