SynthesisCurrent urology reports2017
To Dust or Not To Dust: a Systematic Review of Ureteroscopic Laser Lithotripsy Techniques.
Synthesis in Current urology reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04894058 (Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy in the Reverse Trendelenburg Position for Upper Ureteral Stones), which is not on this map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy in the Reverse Trendelenburg Position for Upper Ureteral Stones: a Prospective, Randomized, Comparative Study
Who cites it
25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.
- Advances in Lasers for the Treatment of Stones-a Systematic Review.Current urology reports · 2018Pooled it
- Trial
- Nanofluid-Enhanced Laser Lithotripsy Using Conducting Polymer Nanoparticles.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Dusting versus fragmentation for large proximal ureteral stones during flexible ureteroscopy: A prospective randomized study.Current urology · 2025Article
- Kidney Stones as Minerals: How Methods from Geology Could Inform Urolithiasis Treatment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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- Optimal placement of flexible ureteral access sheath in retrograde intrarenal surgery.Urolithiasis · 2023Article
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- Second-look flexible ureteroscopy after RIRS - Holmium MosesJournal of medicine and life · 2022Article
- Laser access and utilization preferences for pediatric ureteroscopy: A survey of the Societies of Pediatric Urology.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2022Article
- Surgery and Postoperative Care of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy under the Guidance of B-Ultrasound Based on Smart Internet of Things.BioMed research international · 2022Article
- Basic and advanced technological evolution of laser lithotripsy over the past decade: An educational review by the European Society of Urotechnology Section of the European Association of Urology.Turkish journal of urology · 2021Article
- Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Treatment of Ureteric Stones - State-of-the-Art Review.Research and reports in urology · 2021Review
- What is the exact definition of stone dust? An in vitro evaluation.World journal of urology · 2021Article
- A simulated model for fluid and tissue heating during pediatric laser lithotripsy.Journal of pediatric urology · 2020Article
- The laser of the future: reality and expectations about the new thulium fiber laser-a systematic review.Translational andrology and urology · 2019Review
- The Impact of Stone Multiplicity on Surgical Decisions for Patients with Large Stone Burden: Results from ReSKU.Journal of endourology · 2019Article
- Role of 'dusting and pop-dusting' using a high-powered (100 W) laser machine in the treatment of large stones (≥ 15 mm): prospective outcomes over 16 months.Urolithiasis · 2019Article
- Role of lasers in urology.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2019Review
- Update on Surgical Management of Pediatric Urolithiasis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2019Review
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
purpose of reviewThis review discusses factors affecting outcomes during ureteroscopy (URS) with laser lithotripsy (LL), explores specific clinical challenges to the efficacy of URS LL, and reviews the available literature comparing the dusting and basketing approaches to URS LL. RECENT
findingsData show high stone-free rates with URS LL in all locations of the urinary tract and with all stone types and sizes. Recent data comparing LL with dusting versus basketing suggest higher rates of residual fragments with dusting but less utilization of ureteral access sheaths and potentially shorter operative times. Differences in postoperative complications, re-intervention rates, and other outcome parameters are not yet clear. Interpretation of published data is problematic due to variability in laser settings, follow-up intervals, and definitions for what constitutes stone-free status. URS has overtaken shock wave lithotripsy in the last decade as the most commonly utilized surgical approach for treating urolithiasis. Two primary strategies have emerged as the most common techniques for performing LL: dusting and basketing. There is a relative paucity of data examining the difference in these techniques as it pertains to peri-operative outcomes and overall success. We attempt to synthesize this data into evidence-based and experience-based recommendations.
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