New Lasers for Stone Treatment

Olivier Traxer; Mariela Corrales

doi:10.1016/j.ucl.2021.07.006

New Lasers for Stone Treatment

Urol Clin North Am. 2022 Feb;49(1):1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2021.07.006. Epub 2021 Oct 25.

Authors

Olivier Traxer¹, Mariela Corrales²

Affiliations

¹ Sorbonne University, GRC Urolithiasis no. 20, Tenon Hospital, Paris F-75020, France; Sorbonne University, Department of Urology AP-HP, Tenon Hospital, Paris F-75020, France. Electronic address: olivier.traxer@aphp.fr.
² Sorbonne University, GRC Urolithiasis no. 20, Tenon Hospital, Paris F-75020, France; Sorbonne University, Department of Urology AP-HP, Tenon Hospital, Paris F-75020, France.

PMID: 34776044
DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2021.07.006

Abstract

Laser technology has been a breakthrough in urology. The new era in endocorporeal laser lithotripsy has recently begun in mid-2020, where promising technologies tested in vitro have reached their approval for clinical use and, in that way, have made it possible to confirm their safety and advantages in the real world, for the patient and for the urologist.

Keywords: Endourology; Laser lithotripsy; Technology; Thulium lasers; Urolithiasis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Endoscopy
Humans
Lasers, Semiconductor / therapeutic use*
Lasers, Solid-State / therapeutic use*
Lithotripsy, Laser / instrumentation*
Thulium
Urinary Calculi / surgery*

Substances

Thulium