ArticleLasers in medical science2022
Ex vivo study of Ho:YAG and thulium fiber lasers for soft tissue surgery: which laser for which case?
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- Efficacy and safety of thulium fiber laser versus conventional holmium:YAG laser in anatomical endoscopic enucleation of the prostate: a systematic review and pairwise meta-analysis.World journal of urology · 2026Pooled it
- Thulium fiber laser vs. holmium laser enucleation of the prostate: results of a prospective randomized non-inferiority trial.World journal of urology · 2024Trial
- Randomized prospective trial of the severity of irritative symptoms after HoLEP vs ThuFLEP.World journal of urology · 2022Trial
- Performance and safety of Thulium fibre laser enucleation of the prostate (ThuFLEP): a comparative study over small, average and large prostate.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- 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
- Holmium versus bipolar en bloc transurethral resection of urinary bladder tumors: a randomized controlled trial.Central European journal of urology · 2026Article
- The dark side of transurethral access for LUTS/BPH surgery: a narrative review.Asian journal of andrology · 2026Review
- A comparative study of thulium fiber laser and holmium:YAG laser for prostate enucleation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2026Review
- Kidney-sparing approach for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: An update on current evidence.Asian journal of urology · 2025Review
- Exploring the optimal parameter settings of a thulium fiber laser during soft tissue resection.Lasers in medical science · 2025Article
- HoLEP versus ThuFLEP in men with very large prostates (> 175 ml).World journal of urology · 2025Article
- In medio stat virtus: Exploring the potential of the pulsed thulium:YAG laser in the endoscopic management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma.Central European journal of urology · 2025Article
- A Comparison of the First 60 Enucleation Cases Using a Thulium Fiber Laser without a Mentor to a Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) and Open Prostatectomy, and the Learning Curve.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Comparison of the effects of Ho: YAG laser virtual Basket™ pulse modulation and Thulium fiber laser on kidney tissue - an ex vivo experimental study.Lasers in medical science · 2024Article
- Comparison of HoLEP, ThuLEP and ThuFLEP in the treatment of benign prostatic obstruction: a propensity score-matched analysis.World journal of urology · 2024Article
- Influence of Prostate Volume on the Incidence of Complications and Urinary Incontinence Following Thulium Fiber Laser Enucleation of the Prostate: Results from Multicenter, Real-world Experience of 2732 patients.European urology open science · 2024Article
- Current Evidence on Utility, Outcomes, and Limitations of Endoscopic Laser Ablation for Localized Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: Results from a Scoping Review.European urology open science · 2024Article
- Histopathological assessment of depth of coagulation necrosis with Holmium, Moses, and Thulium fiber lasers in human prostate tissue.World journal of urology · 2023Article
- Experts' recommendations in laser use for the treatment of upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a comprehensive guide by the European Section of Uro-Technology (ESUT) and Training Research in Urological Surgery and Technology (T.R.U.S.T.) group.World journal of urology · 2023Article
- How do endoscopic bladder tumor resection techniques affect pathology practice? EAU Section of Uro-Technology (ESUT) and Uropathology (ESUP) survey.World journal of urology · 2023Article
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14 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
The goal of this study was to assess the ablation, coagulation, and carbonization characteristics of the holmium:YAG (Ho:YAG) laser and thulium fiber lasers (TFL). The Ho:YAG laser (100 W av.power), the quasi-continuous (QCW) TFL (120 W av.power), and the SuperPulsed (SP) TFL (50 W av.power) were compared on a non-frozen porcine kidney. To control the cutting speed (2 or 5 mm/s), an XY translation stage was used. The Ho:YAG was tested using E = 1.5 J and P
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