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SynthesisMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2026

Thulium Fiber Laser Versus Holmium Laser for Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Hyun Kyu Ahn, Jae Yong Jeong, Young Joon Moon, Dong Hyuk Kang, Hae Do Jung, Lawrence Kim, Kwang Hyun Kim, Joo Yong Lee

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Synthesis in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Hyun Kyu AhnDepartment of Urology, Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul 07804, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-1996-6249
Jae Yong JeongDepartment of Urology, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang 10444, Republic of Korea.
Young Joon MoonDepartment of Urology, Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul 07804, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-4711-772X
Dong Hyuk KangDepartment of Urology, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon 22332, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0814-7336
Hae Do JungDepartment of Urology, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang 10380, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8287-585X
Lawrence KimDepartment of Urology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.
Kwang Hyun KimDepartment of Urology, Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul 07804, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-6264-5109
Joo Yong LeeDepartment of Urology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3470-1767

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Lasers, Solid-StateLithotripsy, LaserThuliumUreteroscopyHumansTreatment OutcomeThuliumHolmiumlaserlithotripsymeta-analysisthuliumureteroscopyurolithiasis

Identifiers

PMID42075517
PMCPMC13117054

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