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ReviewAsian journal of urology2023

Thulium fiber laser lithotripsy: Is it living up to the hype?

John Denstedt, Fernanda C Gabrigna Berto

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Review in Asian journal of urology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Adoption of thulium fiber laser for lithotripsy A scoping review and bibliometric analysis.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2026
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  11. [Stones in the lower pole and their treatment].Urologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025
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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 at 1 institution in 1 country.

John DenstedtDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Western University, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London Canada.
Fernanda C Gabrigna BertoDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Western University, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London Canada.
Western University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The holmium:yttrium-aluminium-garnet laser (Ho:YAG) has been the gold standard for laser lithotripsy over the last three decades. After demonstrating good Methods: We reviewed the literature focusing on the technological aspects of the Ho:YAG laser and TFL as well as the results of Results: Conclusion: TFL has the potential to be an alternative to the Ho:YAG laser, but more reports are still needed to determine the optimal laser for lithotripsy of urinary tract stones when considering all parameters including effectiveness, safety, and costs.

Indexed as

Holmium:yttrium-aluminium-garnet laserLaser lithotripsyThulium fiber laserUrolithiasis

Identifiers

PMID37538164
PMCPMC10394282
OpenAlexW4313532104

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Registered trials

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