ArticleTherapeutic advances in urology2011
The evolution of lasers in urology.
Article in Therapeutic advances in urology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 36 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Endo-biliary Laser Excision of Biliary Stenoses: Initial Experience and Feasibility
A Prospective, Multicenter, Post-Market Clinical Registry to Collect Real-World Evidence on the Clinical Performance of the SOLTIVE™ Laser for Treatment of Kidney or Ureteral Stones
Who cites it
36 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Comparison of various types of lasers and transurethral resection in the treatment of bladder tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Lasers in medical science · 2022Pooled it
- The effect of holmium laser resection versus standard transurethral resection on non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Lasers in medical science · 2020Pooled it
- Comparison of the efficacy and feasibility of laser enucleation of bladder tumor versus transurethral resection of bladder tumor: a meta-analysis.Lasers in medical science · 2017Pooled it
- Erythroplasia of Queyrat treated by laser and light modalities: a systematic review.Lasers in medical science · 2016Pooled it
- Minimally Invasive Treatment in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH).Technology in cancer research & treatmentPooled it
- Two-micron thulium laser resection of the distal ureter and bladder cuff during nephroureterectomy for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma.Lasers in medical science · 2014Trial
- Impact of pulse modulation technology on operating room time and blood loss in HoLEP: real-world data from an academic center.Lasers in medical science · 2026Article
- Comparative Neurocognitive Outcomes Following Holmium Laser Enucleation and Transurethral Resection of the Prostate: A Prospective Cohort Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Observational
- The Effect of Conventional Ho:YAG, Magneto Ho:YAG and Thulium Fiber Laser on Soft Tissue: An Ex Vivo Comparative Study in Porcine Kidney.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Kidney-sparing approach for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: An update on current evidence.Asian journal of urology · 2025Review
- GreenLight photoselective laser vaporisation versus transurethral resection of the prostate for large prostates: systematic review and meta-analysis.Translational andrology and urology · 2025Article
- Novel computed tomography characteristics of dust as well as tiny and small fragments in laser lithotripsy.World journal of urology · 2025Article
- Three surgical techniques using different energy sources for anatomical endoscopic enucleation of the prostate.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Review
- Laser Technology Advancements in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy.Current urology reports · 2024Review
- WATTS happening? Evaluation of thermal dose during holmium laser lithotripsy in a high-fidelity anatomic model.World journal of urology · 2024Article
- Urolithiasis in Kidney Transplant Patients: A Multicenter KSER Research Series.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Thulium laser to intraurethral Gordian Knot: A novel technique.Urology case reports · 2024Article
- Experimental ex-vivo performance study comparing a novel, pulsed thulium solid-state laser, chopped thulium fibre laser, low and high-power holmium:YAG laser for endoscopic enucleation of the prostate.World journal of urology · 2022Article
- Does Moses technology improve the efficiency and outcomes of standard holmium laser lithotripsy? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Central European journal of urology · 2022Review
- Holmium laser enucleation of an esophageal leiomyoma in endoscopic tunnel technique.VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy · 2021Article
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Abstract
The world's first laser was developed by Theodore Maiman in 1960. Over the course of the past five decades, this technology has evolved into a highly specialized entity, also finding a niche market in the field of urology. Lasers obtained from various lasing mediums producing amplified light of different wavelengths have been tested for urological applications. Today, these lasers are most commonly used in the surgical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia and as intracorporeal lithotripters. Other uses include ablation of various urologic tumors and incising strictures of the upper- and lower urinary tract. A continuous process of evolution of this technology is taking place, resulting in surgical lasers becoming ever safer, more effective, and more affordable.
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