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SynthesisWorld journal of urology2025

Pulsed Thulium: YAG laser for the management of Urolothiasis: a systematic review from the EAU section of endourology.

Panagiotis Kallidonis, Theodoros Spinos, Selcuk Guven, Vasileios Tatanis, Angelis Peteinaris, Evangelos Liatsikos, Olivier Traxer, Bhaskar Somani

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Synthesis in World journal of urology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  6. Which is the best laser for ureteroscopy? A Comprehensive Review.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Panagiotis KallidonisDepartment of Urology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece. pkallidonis@yahoo.com.
Theodoros SpinosDepartment of Urology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Selcuk GuvenEuropean Association of Urology Section of Endourology, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
Vasileios TatanisDepartment of Urology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Angelis PeteinarisDepartment of Urology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Evangelos LiatsikosDepartment of Urology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Olivier TraxerEuropean Association of Urology Section of Endourology, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
Bhaskar SomaniEuropean Association of Urology Section of Endourology, Arnhem, The Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIn an effort to address the limitations of current lasers, pulsed-waved Thulium: YAG laser devices were released. The purpose of this systematic review is to present all existing data, arising exclusively from human studies and clinical practice, regarding the endourological applications of the new pulsed-waved Thulium: YAG laser technology in stone disease management. PATIENTS AND

methodsFollowing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Statement, three databases (PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane) were thoroughly investigated from inception to 30 December 2024. The following search string was utilized: (pulsed OR hybrid) AND (thulium: YAG OR Tm: YAG).

resultsIn total eight studies satisfied all inclusion criteria and were finally included in the qualitative analysis. Six studies reported the use of the pulsed-waved Thulium: YAG laser during ureteroscopic lithotripsy (URSL) or retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) and two studies reported its use during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). In included studies, the lasing time ranged from 6.7 (2.7-13.9) to 36 (11-52) minutes. Stone-free rates (SFRs) ranged from 82 to 95%, while the Grade I-II and III-IV complications, based on the Clavien-Dindo Classification System, ranged from 3.3 to 30% and from 0 to 2%, respectively.

conclusionThe purely pulsed Thulio

Indexed as

Lasers, Solid-StateLithotripsy, LaserThuliumUrolithiasisHumansUreteroscopyUrologyThuliumEndourologyLasersPCNLPulsed Thulium:YAGRIRSStone disease

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PMID39937278

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