Comparing thulium fiber versus high power holmium laser in bilateral same sitting retrograde intrarenal surgery for kidney stones: Results from a multicenter study.
Chai Chu AnnTakaaki InoueBhaskar Kumar SomaniSteffi Kar-Kei YuenDeepak RagooriNariman GadzhievYiloren TanidirEsteban EmillianiSaeed Bin HamriMohamed Amine LakmichiVaddi ChandramohanAngelo NaselliBoyke SoebhaliMehmet İlker GokceAzimdjon N TursunkulovFernando Ramón de Fata ChillónBen Hall ChewOlivier TraxerDaniele CastellaniVineet GauharPublished in: Investigative and clinical urology (2024)
Our study shows that urologists use both lasers equally for SSB-RIRS. Reintervention rates are low, safety profiles are comparable, and single-stage bilateral SFR may be better in certain cases. Bilateral lower pole and large-volume stones have higher chances of residual fragments.