title: [Treatment of urinary stones with laser in special conditions].
abstract: During the last decade there has been a rapid development in flexible nephroscopy, flexible ureterorenoscopy, laser lithotripsy and instruments for stone manipulation. We are going to review the use of Laser in the management of lithiasis in different situations. Efforts should be made to minimize renal injury and lasers play a significant role in patients with urolithiasis and horseshoe kidneys, chronic renal failure, neurological patients.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España. urocansino@yahoo.es
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Cansino Alcaide
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hidalgo Togores
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Cabrera Castillo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alvarez Maestro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aguilera Bazán
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodríguez de Bethencourt
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Codes
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: de la Peña Barthel
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*