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LithotripsyLithotripsy, LaserUreteral CalculiUreteroscopyKidney CalculiLasersUrinary CalculiLasers, Solid-StateCalculiNephrostomy, PercutaneousUreteroscopesCholelithiasisUrolithiasisGallstonesHolmiumUreterolithiasisHigh-Energy Shock WavesUrinary Bladder CalculiBile Duct DiseasesKidney CalicesLithiasisSphincterotomy, EndoscopicOperating TablesLaser CoagulationCholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic RetrogradePancreatic DiseasesLaser Therapy, Low-LevelGastroscopesCommon Bile DuctCholangiographyCystoscopesCholedocholithiasisEndoscopyTreatment OutcomeOperative TimeSurgical EquipmentElectromagnetic PhenomenaNephrolithiasis
ESWLShock waveEndoscopicSystem for lithotripsyStonesElectrohydraulic lithotripsyUreteroscopic lithotripsyExtracorporeal lithotripsyUreteralHoLEPMinimally invasive techniqueFragmentsTherapyLaparoscopicUltrasonicVersusFiberCalculusBiliarySurgeryCoagulationFibers2100 nmComparableHospitalsProceduralProceduresMechanicalHolmium:YAG laserTreatmentOperateBenign Prostatic HShockwaveOpticsEffective
ESWL4
  • Laser lithotripsy (LL) has been evaluated against Extracorporeal Shock Wave lithotripsy (ESWL), finding both to be safe and effective. (wikipedia.org)
  • Holmium laser lithotripsy had superior initial success and re-treatment rate compared to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in a 2013 trial. (wikipedia.org)
  • Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL): Sound waves are passed through the body and are focused on the stones to break them into small, passable fragments. (medlineplus.gov)
  • INTRODUCTION: Extracorporeal wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is considered a first-line treatment for renal and ureteral stones up to 10-20 mm in diameter. (bvsalud.org)
Shock wave5
Endoscopic4
  • Fourteen patients who failed at least 1 endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatograpy attempt underwent Holmium laser biliary lithotripsy between 2003 and 2007. (tau.ac.il)
  • Whether fragmenting calculi or treating soft tissues, the EndoBeam™ Holmium Laser Fibers are designed to deliver focused holmium energy in a complete range of fiber sizes to meet your endoscopic surgical needs. (bd.com)
  • There have been reports of gallstone extraction using various endoscopic modalities to relieve the obstruction, however, to date, there has never been a published case of endoscopic stone extraction from the colon using electrohydraulic lithotripsy. (wjgnet.com)
  • Patients with renal stones who require endoscopic laser treatment in the outpatient operating room. (who.int)
System for lithotripsy3
  • Providing you the best range of blaze 35 surgical laser system for lithotripsy, blaze 30 surgical laser system for lithotripsy, 65 watt holmium laser lithotripsy- machine, holmium laser machine, 50w holmium laser and 60w holmium laser machine with effective & timely delivery. (allengershealthcare.com)
  • Allengers Blaze Holmium surgical laser system for lithotripsy is the latest laser generation with variable pulse width and large dynamic power range which makes procedures faster and precise. (allengershealthcare.com)
  • Due to its high frequency and energy, the new MegaPulse 70+ laser can be used for quick and effective treatment of stones, thus providing a high speed system for lithotripsy. (richard-wolf.com)
Stones13
  • Laser lithotripsy was invented at the Wellman Center for Photo medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in the 1980s to remove impacted urinary stones. (wikipedia.org)
  • The experimental thulium fiber laser (TFL) is being studied as a potential alternative to the holmium:YAG (Ho:YAG) laser for the treatment of kidney stones. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pulsed dye lasers have been used with fiber diameters of 200-550 microns for lithotripsy of biliary and urinary stones. (wikipedia.org)
  • Urinary stones can be readily disintegrated by Holmium:YAG laser (Holmium laser lithotripsy), resulting in a mixture of small stone dust particles which will spontaneously evacuate with urine and larger residual fragments requiring mechanical retrieval. (uzh.ch)
  • Laser lithotripsy is a treatment used for fragmenting the stones present in the kidney or bladder through laser. (urolife.in)
  • Later, the stones are broken down through laser therapy so that the fragmented pieces could easily flow down through urine. (urolife.in)
  • The surgical outcomes of patients with single ureteral stones who had undergone ureteroscopic Holmium laser lithotripsy as outpatients and compare them with those of patients who had received the same procedure as inpatients. (tmu.edu.tw)
  • The aim of our study is to compare the stone-free rate and postoperative outcomes between semirigid ureteroscope with holmium laser lithotripsy and laparoscopic ureterolithotomy for the management of large solitary upper ureteral stones. (springeropen.com)
  • Lithotripsy uses high-energy shockwave therapy to crush kidney stones, and the high-powered laser services are used to treat men with enlarged prostates. (hhs.gov)
  • The technology is basically the same as in extracorporeal lithotripsy, used for the treatment of kidney stones for more than 30 years: namely, transmission of pulsed acoustic pressure waves in order to fracture calcium. (medscape.com)
  • The mechanical effects of laser are utilized in the removal of tattoos and in lithotripsy procedures (eg, the removal of salivary stones). (medscape.com)
  • Holmium Laser Treatment of Bladder Stones How effective are holmium lasers in the treatment of bladder stones when compared with other forms of lithotripsy? (medscape.com)
  • Ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy: The laser is used to break up the stones and can be used to treat stones that are not too large. (medlineplus.gov)
Electrohydraulic lithotripsy3
  • In this report, we present the technique employed to successfully perform an electrohydraulic lithotripsy for removal of a large gallstone impacted in the sigmoid colon. (wjgnet.com)
  • A cavity was excavated in an obstructing 4.1 cm lamellated stone in the sigmoid colon using electrohydraulic lithotripsy. (wjgnet.com)
  • Electrohydraulic lithotripsy is a safe and effective method to treat colonic obstruction in the setting of gallstone ileus. (wjgnet.com)
Ureteroscopic lithotripsy1
  • 001). Our data revealed that outpatient ureteroscopic lithotripsy with a Holmium laser was more economical compared with the inpatient group and achieved favorable outcomes for patients with a single ureteral stone. (tmu.edu.tw)
Extracorporeal lithotripsy1
  • Non-surgical treatment of gallstone(s) impacted in the colon has been described using extracorporeal lithotripsy, dormia baskets and polypectomy snares[ 3 - 6 ]. (wjgnet.com)
Ureteral1
HoLEP4
  • Powerful, versatile holmium laser for lithotripsy and HoLEP procedures. (dornier.com)
  • Allengers BLAZE-prime Holmium laser is used to generate laser beam which is intended for lithotripsy and HoLEP. (allengershealthcare.com)
  • In SOFT TISSUE mode, for example, through optimal adjustment of frequency and energy, holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP), can be performed in an outstanding manner with "only" 70 W and the best results can be achieved. (richard-wolf.com)
  • Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP) can be carried out easily with the power of 70 watts. (richard-wolf.com)
Minimally invasive technique1
  • Percutaneous choledochoscopy with holmium laser lithotripsy is a safe and effective minimally invasive technique to treat complex biliary stone disease and may preclude high-risk open biliary tract surgery. (tau.ac.il)
Fragments3
  • Holmium laser use results in smaller fragments than 320 or 365 micron pulsed dye lasers or electrohydraulic and mechanical methods. (wikipedia.org)
  • Fragments and Dust after Holmium Laser Lithotripsy with or without "Moses Technology": How are they different? (uzh.ch)
  • The stone-free rates after semirigid URS and laser lithotripsy are comparable to those following LU, especially when flexible URS is used to manage migrating stone fragments at the same session. (springeropen.com)
Therapy4
  • He is skilled in all modalities and techniques, such as open surgery, minimally invasive surgery, the da Vinci® robotic surgical system, and laser therapy. (texasoncology.com)
  • Richard Wolf recently launched the Holmium:YAG Laser MegaPulse 70+ for minimally invasive therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) and stone therapy. (richard-wolf.com)
  • The laser's high frequency and power allow it to also be used for fast, effective stone therapy, providing users with a high-speed system for stone lithotripsy. (richard-wolf.com)
  • The chemical uses of laser are seen in photodynamic therapy in which a photosensitizer drug concentrates in neoplastic tissue and is then activated with laser light to release free oxygen radicals that destroy the abnormal tissue. (medscape.com)
Laparoscopic2
  • Out of the sixty-seven patients, 37 patients had semirigid ureteroscopy and holmium laser lithotripsy (Group A) and 30 patients had laparoscopic ureterolithotomy (Group B). Both groups were compared regarding operative time, intraoperative complications, need for auxiliary procedures, hospital stays, postoperative complications and stone-free rate. (springeropen.com)
  • Out of 67 patients, 37 patients had semirigid ureteroscopy and holmium laser lithotripsy (Group A) and 30 patients had laparoscopic ureterolithotomy. (springeropen.com)
Ultrasonic1
  • This extractor is designed to minimize stone migration during laser, ultrasonic, electrohydraulic, or pneumatic lithotripsy. (cookmedical.com)
Versus1
  • The primary safety endpoint of freedom from cardiac death, MI, or target vessel revascularization at 30 days was achieved in 92.2% of patients in the intravascular lithotripsy trial, versus 84.4% in ORBIT II. (medscape.com)
Fiber7
  • An optical fiber is inserted through the working channel of the scope, and laser light is directly emitted to the stone. (wikipedia.org)
  • Thulium fiber lasers are being investigated. (wikipedia.org)
  • Break your stone into smaller pieces using a small laser fiber, if needed. (utah.edu)
  • This is a unique, special 200 μm Power Laser Fiber with a narrow diameter that generates a power output comparable to that of a 272 μm fiber. (richard-wolf.com)
  • Automatic laser fiber recognition using RFID technology provides the user with convenient identification of the laser-fiber size. (richard-wolf.com)
  • Recognition can also be carried out even when the laser fiber is in sterile packaging. (richard-wolf.com)
  • In addition to outstanding image quality and integrated LED illumination, this instrument has a special laser shifter for fixation and precise positioning of the laser fiber. (richard-wolf.com)
Calculus2
  • In this study, from March 2013 to February 2014, 180 patients with single urinary calculus were examined using ultrasonography and NCHCT before Holmium laser lithotripsy. (ecu.edu)
  • The total energy of lithotripsy (TEL) and the calculus composition were also recorded postoperatively. (ecu.edu)
Biliary1
Surgery4
  • If you are resident in the United States of America and its territories and possessions and are looking for an excellent laser system for Surgery, you will be automatically redirected to www.imlasers.com. (quantasystem.com)
  • Oral lesions treated with laser surgery include aphthous ulcers, lymphangiomas, hemangiomas, and verrucous carcinomas. (medscape.com)
  • These flows are central to micro-fluidics, virtually every processing and manufacturing technology, oil-and-gas and nuclear applications, and biomedical applications such as lithotripsy and laser-surgery cavitation. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • Mean operative time was 91 and 87 min for group A and B (p = 0.71), mean laser time was similar in both groups, 6.5 min and 7.5 min, respectively (p = 0.52) as well as the number of laser activations during the surgery (p = 0.43). (bvsalud.org)
Coagulation2
  • They have qualities of CO2 and Nd:Yag lasers, with ablative and coagulation effects. (wikipedia.org)
  • The thermal effects of laser cutting, coagulation, and vaporization are made use of in the majority of laser applications at settings of 25 to 100 watts. (medscape.com)
Fibers1
  • Offered in a single-use configurations, the EndoBeam™ Laser Fibers are compatible with standard SMA-905 Holmium laser generators. (bd.com)
2100 nm1
  • Ho:YAG lasers have wavelength of 2100 nm (infrared) and are used for medical procedures in urology and other areas. (wikipedia.org)
Comparable2
  • Recently, flexible ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy) (FURSL) has been used to manage them with comparable results. (soton.ac.uk)
  • Two Clavien I complications were seen, a small bleeding for group A and a small pelvic perforation in group B. The use of high-power holmium laser with extended frequency and optimized Moses was effective and safe being comparable to standard high-power laser for MiniPCNL allowing more versatility with the setting range. (bvsalud.org)
Hospitals1
Procedural2
  • The TFL has several potential advantages compared to Ho:YAG laser for lithotripsy, including a four times lower ablation threshold, a near single-mode beam profile, and higher pulse rates, resulting in up to four times as fast ablation rates and faster procedural times. (wikipedia.org)
  • In Disrupt CAD III, intravascular lithotripsy far exceeded the procedural success and 30-day freedom from major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) performance targets set in conjunction with the Food and Drug Administration. (medscape.com)
Procedures2
  • Advanced temperature controlled dual Chiller System makes the BLAZE one of the best lasers especially for long duration procedures even at high ambient temperatures. (allengershealthcare.com)
  • The high power densities of a pulsed laser produce nonthermal interactions with tissue, which is a useful adjunct to the primary purpose for which the laser is used (eg, in lithotripsy procedures). (medscape.com)
Mechanical1
  • Laser light interacts with tissue to cause thermal, chemical, or mechanical effects. (medscape.com)
Holmium:YAG laser2
  • 2012). In addition, a pulse-dye laser and a holmium:YAG laser (Koenig et al. (ivis.org)
  • With the 70 watts MegaPulse 70+ holmium:YAG laser, a totally new and far-reaching treatment spectrum is enabled for the endourologist. (richard-wolf.com)
Treatment1
  • When it comes to lasers for the surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia, a variety of options are available. (medscape.com)
Operate2
  • We stand behind this commitment with an extensive network of dedicated professionals and the resources you need to operate successfully, from laser repair to equipment maintenance. (healthtronics.com)
  • But all these different lasers operate on the same underlying principles. (coherent.com)
Benign Prostatic H1
Shockwave2
  • 2008, 2010) or ballistic shockwave lithotripsy in the standing sedated horse (Larry & David 1999). (ivis.org)
  • In so doing, the intravascular lithotripsy device developed by Shockwave Medical successfully addressed one of the banes of contemporary interventional cardiology: heavily calcified coronary lesions. (medscape.com)
Optics1
  • Optik , Applied Optics , Optics Letters , Optics and Lasers in Engineering etj. (wikipedia.org)
Effective1
  • Intravascular lithotripsy proved highly effective, safe, and user friendly as an adjunct to stenting for severely calcified coronary lesions at 30 days of follow-up in the pivotal Disrupt CAD III study aimed at gaining U.S. regulatory approval. (medscape.com)