ReviewResearch and reports in urology2021
A Systematic Review of Thulium Fiber Laser: Applications and Advantages of Laser Technology in the Field of Urology.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- The safety and efficacy of five surgical treatments in prostate enucleation: a network meta-analysis.BMC urology · 2024Pooled it
- Outcomes of holmium: YAG laser vs. Thulium fiber laser for ureteric stones during ureterorenoscopic lithotripsy - a prospective, randomized single-centre study.World journal of urology · 2025Trial
- Thulium fiber laser vs. holmium laser enucleation of the prostate: results of a prospective randomized non-inferiority trial.World journal of urology · 2024Trial
- A comparison among RIRS and MiniPerc for renal stones between 10 and 20 mm using thulium fiber laser (Fiber Dust): a randomized controlled trial.World journal of urology · 2022Trial
- When long pulse is not enough: inferior dusting efficiency of pulsed thulium:YAG compared with Ho:YAG and thulium fiber laser in a standardized in vitro renal model.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Difficult Access in Endourology: Anatomical Challenges and Contemporary Management.Current urology reports · 2026Review
- Real-world DISS practice combined with and without access sheath: insights from the global DISS dataset: a EAU endourology study.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- 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
- Thulium laser-assisted colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection.VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy · 2026Article
- "Double rings" En-bloc technique with early anatomical apical release in thuflep for the patients with large glands (≥ 80 mL): the outcomes from single center.BMC urology · 2025Article
- Kidney-sparing approach for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: An update on current evidence.Asian journal of urology · 2025Review
- Management of a giant bladder stone in a 14-years-old female with SuperPulsed thulium fiber laser.Urology case reports · 2025Article
- Feasibility and safety of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy following laser enucleation of the prostate.Central European journal of urology · 2025Review
- Holmium Laser Prostatectomy for Primary Bladder Neck Obstruction (PBNO): Comparative Efficacy and Safety Outcomes versus Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH).Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2025Article
- Efficacy and Safety of Semirigid Ureteroscopy Combined with Holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet Laser Lithotripsy for the Treatment of Proximal Ureteral Calculi: A Single-arm Meta-analysis.European urology open science · 2024Review
- Impact of Pre-Operative Ureteroscopy on Bladder Recurrence Following Nephroureterectomy for UTUC.Cancers · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the learning curve for Thulium fiber laser enucleation of prostate (ThuFLEP): retrospective study of a single-surgeon experience in real-world settings.World journal of urology · 2024Article
- Propensity score-matched analysis comparing perioperative, functional, and safety outcomes between thulium fiber laser and bipolar enucleation of the prostate performed by a single surgeon with two years of follow-up.Investigative and clinical urology · 2024Article
- A multicentric non-randomized prospective observational study on the clinical efficiency of thulium fibre laser in large volume stones (> 1000 mmWorld journal of urology · 2023Observational
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Abstract
Laser technology is widely used in urological surgery, from lithotripsy, prostate surgery to en-bloc resection of tumours. While Holmium:YAG has been widely employed over the last two decades, in recent years, there has been a surge of interest in Thulium Fiber Laser (TFL), which offers theoretical advantages of better water absorption and lower stone ablation thresholds. A systematic review was conducted to assess the evidence from clinical research on TFL's application for lithotripsy and prostate surgery. It identified 357 articles and 8 (1506 patients) were selected, of which 4 clinical studies each investigated TFL enucleation of prostate (ThuFLEP) and TFL lithotripsy. For flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy (FURSL), stone ablation settings ranged from 0.1-4 J, and 7-300 Hz, mean operative time ranged from 23.4-39.8 minutes and lasing time ranged from 1.2-10 minutes. For stone dusting in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), settings of 0.2 J and 125-200 Hz were found to be optimal. For ThuFLEP, all studies showed a significant improvement in IPSS (International Prostate Symptom Score), urinary flow rate (Q
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