BACKGROUND: Holmium:yttrium-aluminium-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser is the gold standard for ureterorenoscopic (URS) lithotripsy. Thulium fibre laser (TFL) has recently been introduced as a new technology and may challenge Ho:YAG as the preferred laser owing to favourable properties as demonstrated in preclinical studies. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and compare outcomes after URS lithotripsy with Ho:YAG and TFL. DESIGN, […]

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