Dense calcifications encasing pacing leads with long dwell times are common and increase the difficulty of and risks associated with transvenous lead extraction procedures (TLE). Shockwave intravascul...
This study sought to assess the impact of Shockwave IVL pretreatment during extraction of long dwell time pacemaker and defibrillator leads....
Data were compiled retrospectively from patients undergoing TLE at Essentia Health in Duluth, Minnesota, from October 2019 to April 2023. IVL pretreatment was performed using currently available 7- an...
Of the 120 patients undergoing TLE procedures, 55 were excluded from the study because the leads were freely mobile. Among the remaining 65 patients, 14 received IVL pretreatment. The median patient a...
These data represent the first known cases using Shockwave IVL as an adjunctive measure during extraction of high-risk and high-complexity leads, with a resulting significant reduction in the amount o...
Upward stone migration is a significant problem during ureteroscopic lithotripsy (URSL) for upper ureteral stone, especially in absence of a ureteral occlusion device. In this study, we evaluated the ...
From March 2018 to May 2020, a total of 119 URSLs were performed for upper ureteral stone (6-15 mm) with 67 procedures in RTP and 52 procedures in conventional lithotomy position (CLP). 20 mg of intra...
Patient data, stone side and size were similar in the two groups. All procedures were complete without conversion to open surgery and major complications. There was no significant difference in the me...
The strategy of placing the patient in RTP and intraoperative administration of intravenous furosemide is simple, feasible and cost-effective in preventing stone upward migration during URSL with holm...
To investigate the impact of learning curve (LC) on flexible ureterorenoscopy (f-URS)....
Patients who underwent kidney stone surgery in a urology clinic from a tertiary health care institution with f-URS were enrolled in the study. Patient characteristics, the properties of kidney and kid...
Time from the induction of anaesthesia to insertion of flexible ureterorenoscope was 18.6 min in group 1 and 17.2 min in group 2; then it significantly decreased to 15.0 min for cases 40 through 60 an...
Flexible ureterorenoscopy is a surgery that requires high technique and experience. The present study found that success of f-URS reached satisfactory levels after 20th cases. In addition, 40 cases ma...
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) is the mainstay of surgery for renal calculi>2 cm or complex multiple calculi and is a technique that has been around since 1976. We review recent literature surroun...
At present, the Holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser is widely accepted as the gold standard laser lithotripsy for PNL. SwissLithoClast Trilogy offers a range of probes with a trifecta of el...
Trilogy, Shockpulse, TFL and Moses pulse modulation technology for the Holmium laser all provide improvements compared with older lithotripsy devices. In particular, they convey a safer, efficient and...
Arterial calcification (AC) is a common complication among patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). AC presents various challenges to PAD treatment including an increased likelihood of vessel ...
To investigate factors affecting SWL outcomes, validate three current nomograms (Kim JK, Triple D and S3HoCKwave) and compare the predictive ability of the nomograms for SWL outcomes in upper urinary ...
Medical records of patients with renal and proximal ureteral stones treated with SWL between March 2013 and October 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Factors affecting SWL success were analyzed with...
A total of 580 patients were included in our study. The overall stone free rate was 61% and 144/580 patients (24.8%) were stone free after one session. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, st...
Stone location, number, maximal diameter, and maximum HU were independent predictive factors for SWL outcome in the treatment of upper urinary tract stones. Current nomograms, "Kim JK nomogram", "Trip...
Many Japanese institutions use electromagnetic extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) systems for treating pancreatic duct stones. However, there are no reports on direct comparisons between rec...
We retrospectively identified 208 patients with pancreatolithiasis who underwent endoscopic adjunctive treatment after pancreatic ESWL at a single Japanese center over a 17-year period. We evaluated t...
For pancreatic head stones, ESWL disintegration was achieved in 93.7% of group A patients and 69.0% of group B patients (p=0.004), and adjunctive endoscopic treatment removed stones in 96.8% of group ...
The SLX F2 showed high performance in fragmenting the pancreatic duct stones. In addition, endoscopic adjunctive treatment improved the overall success rate of the procedure. The improved ESWL lithotr...
Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) uses acoustic shock waves in a balloon-based delivery system to modify severely calcified atherosclerotic coronary vascular lesions in preparation for stent implantatio...
The purpose of this article was to make a narrative review of the literature in search of all articles regarding thulium:yttrium-aluminium-garnet (YAG), thulium laser fiber (TFL) and holmium:YAG (Ho:Y...
New Ho:YAG technologies of as high power, high frequency and pulsed modulations have shown promising results for lithotripsy by reducing retropulsion with good ablation efficiency. High peak power mak...
Several new technologies have been developed in the last years for stone lithotripsy. All being efficient and safe if well used. Different advantages and disadvantages of each laser must be taken into...
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) is a commonly used method for the noninvasive treatment of kidney stones. However, achieving optimal treatment outcomes and minimizing potential damage to ...
Between January 2023 and December 2023, 129 patients with renal stones underwent SWL in our department using the Storz Medical Modulith Inline lithotripter. Stone-free rates, complications, and the im...
Evaluation of our findings revealed a negative linear relationship between total amount of energy used and the urine pH, indicating a decrease in the total energy amount as urine pH shifts towards alk...
Our findings demonstrated a significant relationship between urine pH and the total amount of energy applied during SWL sessions, suggesting the need for further prospective research to better underst...