High- and Low-Power Laser Lithotripsy Achieves Similar Results: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Available Clinical Series.

There is no clear evidence that high-power (HP) laser generators perform better than low-power (LP) ones in terms of lithotripsy outcomes. We aimed to perform a systematic review of literature to compare the efficacy outcomes of both HP and LP during ureteroscopic lithotripsy. A computerized bibliographic search of the Medline, Embase, and Cochrane databases was performed for all studies reporting perioperative outcomes of HP and LP lithotripsy.

Operator-assisted vs self-achieved basketing during ureteroscopy: results from an in vitro preference study.

Objectives: A recently introduced device (LithoVue Empower™ or LE, Boston Scientifics, USA) allows the surgeon to directly control the stone-retrieving basket without the need of an assistant during flexible ureteroscopy. We aimed to evaluate the stone-retrieval performance of this device.

Methods: We used a bench-training model for flexible ureteroscopy, the Key-box (K-Box®, Porgès-Coloplast, France), to compare the LE configured with a 1.