Vaporizing Effect of the Popcorn Technique for Laser Lithotripsy: Comparing the Different Settings of High Energy in a Caliceal Model.

Abstract:

: Objective: To assess the effectiveness of laser lithotripsy in different holmium:yttrium aluminum garnet (Ho-YAG) laser settings with a wide range of energies, frequencies, and power. Materials and Methods: Two types of phantom stones were utilized, including soft stone, which mimics uric acid stone, and hard stone, which mimics calcium oxalate monohydrate stone. The stones were made into a round shape measuring 10 mm in diameter. The lithotripsy settings were 1 J × 20 Hz, 2 J × 10 Hz, 1.5 J × 20 Hz, 3 J × 10 Hz, and 2 J × 20 Hz. The lithotripsy was conducted in a caliceal model with a 2-mm filter. All stone vanishing from the artificial calix was an end point of the experiment. All fragments that passed through the filter of each setting were dried and weighed to calculate the vaporizing effect as well as to compare among the different settings. Laser fiber degradation was compared by using these settings. Results: Disintegration efficiency was determined by time consumption and the amount of vaporized stone. The best time consumption was 8 min 51 sec for 2 J × 20 Hz for hard stone and 5 min 13 sec for this setting for soft stone. The most vaporizing effect for hard stone was 92.19% for 2 J × 20 Hz and 87.30% for this setting for soft stone. The most fiber tip degradation was 28 mm for 3 J × 10 Hz for hard stone and 4 mm for 1.5 J × 20 Hz for soft stone. Conclusion: The study revealed that the best setting for hard stone was 2 J × 20 Hz, which was the fastest for achieving maximum vaporization, whereas fiber degeneration was comparable to others. For soft stone, there was no difference among the settings.

journal_name

J Endourol

journal_title

Journal of endourology

authors

Jongjitaree K,Chotikawanich E

doi

10.1089/end.2019.0370

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-10-01 00:00:00

pages

809-813

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10

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0892-7790

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1557-900X

journal_volume

33

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