ArticleWorld journal of urology2025
With great power comes great risk: High ureteral stricture rate after high-power, high-frequency Thulium fiber laser lithotripsy in ureteroscopy.
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- Rethinking high-frequency lithotripsy: a review by EAU endourology group.World journal of urology · 2026Pooled it
- Complications of thulium fiber laser lithotripsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by the EAU-YAU endourology and urolithiasis working group.World journal of urology · 2026Pooled it
- Pediatric Endourology Advances.Current urology reports · 2026Review
- An in-vitro comparative study of magneto holmium: YAG and fiber dust thulium fiber lasers-primary effects on ablation, retropulsion, fragmentation, and temperature changes using phantom urologic stones.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Regional practice patterns and perceptions of ureteral stricture after ureteroscopy for ureteral stones: A survey study and expert recommendations.Urolithiasis · 2026Article
- Complications following repeated ureteroscopy for UTUC: The price to pay for nephron-sparing surgery.BJU international · 2026Article
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- Efficacy of thulium fiber laser litothripsy on large renal stones (> 1000 mm³) according to Hounsfield units: a prospective single-center study.BMC urology · 2026Article
- Re: Salvadó JA, Villena JM, Urrea F, et al. High-power holmium laser versus pulsed thulium laser for ureteroscopic lithotripsy: Results of a randomized prospective study. Cent European J Urol. 2026; 79: 30-35.Central European journal of urology · 2026Article
- Thulium fiber vs. holmium: YAG lasers in urology: insights from the FDA MAUDE database.World journal of urology · 2025Article
- Comment on: "With great power comes great risk: high ureteral stricture rate after high-power, high-frequency thulium fiber laser lithotripsy in ureteroscopy".World journal of urology · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeTo compare the safety and efficacy of Thulium Fiber Laser (TFL) using either manufacturer presets (MP) or individualized presets (IP) in ureteroscopy.
methodsMulti-institutional, retrospective analysis on the first patients treated with SOLTIVE
resultsA total of 158 patients were analyzed, 79 in each group. Demographics were similar between the two groups, except for a lower pre-stenting rate in the MP group (56% vs. 91%; p < 0.001) and a higher rate of ureteral access sheath use in the MP group (65% vs. 44%; p = 0.011). No significant differences in stone burden (median stone diameter 9 mm, median stone volume 267 mm
conclusionHigh-power, high-frequency laser settings from manufacturer laser presets increase the risk of US, without improving SFR. Future studies shall further evaluate optimal laser settings depending on patient characteristics and intraoperative situation.
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