Prospective Comparison Between Different Laser Settings for Ureteral \ Kidney Stones Treatment During Ureteroscopy

Carmel Medical Center100 enrolled

Overview

A prospective study comparing different laser settings used for stone fragmentation during ureteroscopy

Two groups prospectively randomized for different laser settings during ureteroscopy one aimed for stone dusting, the other for stone fragmentation and basket extraction of fragments

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Ureterolithiasis Nephrolithiasis

Interventions

UreteroscopyDEVICE

Ureteroscopy with laser stone fragmentation

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who are planned for ureteroscopy \\ retrograde intra renal surgery (RIRS) for stone treatment Exclusion Criteria: * known ureteral stricture * severe immune deficiency * patients after urinary diversion surgery * patients with single \\ ectopic\\ implanted kidney * double collecting system * severe thrombocytopenia * patients taking anticoagulant drugs that cannot be stooped before the operation

Locations (1)

Carmel Medical Center

Haifa, Israel

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Stone free rate

Time frame: 1 month

Secondary Outcomes

Duration of operation

Time frame: Immediate

Central Contacts

Yuval Freifeld

CONTACT

+97248250843 yuvalfr@clalit.org.il

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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