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SynthesisCurrent urology reports2018

Advances in Lasers for the Treatment of Stones-a Systematic Review.

Peter Kronenberg, Bhaskar Somani

Registry-linked trialAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Current urology reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04556201 (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), which is not on this map. Cited by 92 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04556201 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

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

TypeinterventionalSponsorOlympus Corporation of the AmericasRan2020 to 2023Enrolled450ConditionsKidney Stone, Ureteral StoneArmsSOLTIVE™ Premium SuperPulsed Laser Fiber System
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

92 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  19. Nanofluid-Enhanced Laser Lithotripsy Using Conducting Polymer Nanoparticles.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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32 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Peter KronenbergHospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Amadora, Portugal.
Bhaskar SomaniUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK. b.k.somani@soton.ac.uk.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewLaser lithotripsy is increasingly used worldwide and is a continuously evolving field with new and extensive research being published every year. RECENT

findingsVariable pulse length Ho:YAG lithotripters allow new lithotripsy parameters to be manipulated, and there is an effort to integrate new technologies into lithotripters. Pulsed thulium lasers seem to be a viable alternative to holmium lasers. The performance of similar laser fibers varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. Special laser fibers and "cleaving only" fiber tip preparation can be beneficial for the lithotripsy procedure. Different laser settings and the surgical technique employed can have significant impact on the success of laser lithotripsy. When safely done, complications of laser lithotripsy are rare and concern the endoscopic nature of procedure, not the technology itself, making laser lithotripsy one of the safest tools in urology. Laser lithotripsy has had several new developments and more insight has been gained in recent years with many more advances expected in the future.

Indexed as

HumansLasers, Solid-StateLithotripsy, LaserUrinary CalculiEndourologyLaser lithotripsyPulsed thulium lasers

Identifiers

PMID29774438
PMCPMC5958148

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