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Experts' recommendations in laser use for the treatment of upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a comprehensive guide by the European Section of Uro-Technology (ESUT) and Training Research in Urological Surgery and Technology (T.R.U.S.T.) group.

Gernot OrtnerBhaskar Kumar SomaniSelcuk GüvenGerhard KitzbichlerOlivier TraxerGuido GiustiSilvia ProiettiEvangelos LiatsikosPanagiotis KallidonisØyvind UlvikIoannis Kartalas GoumasMordechai DuvdevaniJoyce BaardGuido M KamphuisStefania FerrettiLaurian DragosLuca VillaArkadiusz MiernikThomas TaillyAmelia PietropaoloSaeed Bin HamriAthanasios PapatsorisAli Serdar GözenThomas R W HerrmannUdo NageleTheodoros Tokas
Published in: World journal of urology (2023)
Ho:YAG is used by most experts, while TFL is the most promising alternative. Laser settings largely do not vary significantly. However, further research with novel lasers is necessary to define the optimal approach. With the recent introduction of small caliber and more flexible scopes, minimal-invasive UTUC treatment is further undergoing an extension of applicability in appropriately selected patients.
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