title: [Endoscopic ureterolithotripsy with the holmium laser].
abstract: One of the clinical and experimental investigations performed in the urological clinic of the Moscow Medical University and Research Institute of Urology aimed at elucidation of Ho-YAG-laser potential in endoscopic lithotripsy (EL). Russian Ho-YAG laser surgical units CTH-10 and LLT-3 with wave length 2.09 mu were employed. The studies showed that the developed laser units satisfied relevant medical and technical requirements. Low depth of laser impulse penetration (0.4 mm) obtained at EL warrants safety of the adjacent tissues which is essential in crushing fixed ureteroliths in the presence of severe inflammation in the ureteral wall. The conclusion is made that Ho-YAG laser EL is an effective treatment of ureteroliths. Further tests for EL efficacy in affections of the upper urinary tracts are advocated to define a proper place of EL in endoscopic urology.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Lopatkin
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Mazo
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Chepurov
authors.forename: Ts V
authors.initials: TsV
authors.lastname: Dondukov
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Safarov
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Dreval'
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D017602:Lithotripsy, Laser / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014513:Ureter / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D018666:Ureteroscopy
vernacular_title: Endosckopicheskaia ureterolitotripsiia gol'mievym lazerom.