A method for reducing thermal injury during the ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy

Objective: Many studies have demonstrated the heat effect from the holmium laser lithotripsy can cause persistent thermal injury to the ureter. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the use of a modified ureteral catheter with appropriate firing and irrigation to reduce the thermal injury to th...

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Main Authors: Xiaoliang Zhu, Feiping Li, Xixi Hu, Haiping Li, Songjiang Wu, Haihong Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214388222001126