Pulsed dye laser for treatment of ureteral calculi.
The pulsed dye laser is safe and effective. The commercially available machine appears smoother to operate and far less cumbersome than its prototype. When access to the stone is through small (8.5-Fr) rigid ureteroscopes, the laser outperforms ultrasound and electrohydraulic lithotrites. With larger ureterosocopes, the laser has no particular advantage over ultrasound. When small, flexible steerable ureteroscopes are available, the laser will come into its own.
Segura
J W
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Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
D004869:Equipment Safety; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000601:surgery; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000601:surgery*