This study will examine the effects of ureteroscopic lasing technique (dusting, fragmentation and a hybrid approach) on total lasing time and total energy in patients with a large renal calculi burden of single or multiple stones with the sum of its longest diameters between 10-20 mm and having mean Hounsfield units of 1000 or more.
This study will examine the effects of ureteroscopic lasing technique (dusting, fragmentation and a hybrid approach) on total lasing time and total energy in patients with a large renal calculi burden of single or multiple stones with the sum of its longest diameters between 10-20 mm and having mean Hounsfield units of 1000 or more. Additionally, we will observe the impact of these parameters on total operative time.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
2
A holmium laser technology widely used as the gold standard for laser lithotripsy for ureteroscopy treatment of renal calculi,
Albany Medical College
Albany, New York, United States
Reduced OR time
Hybrid technique will result in overall reduced OR time
Time frame: 2 hours
Less Energy Transmission to Patient
Hybrid technique will have less energy transmission to the patient
Time frame: 2 hours
Stone Free
Time frame: 1 month after surgery
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