introduction: our aim was to compare the cost effectiveness of holmium laser prostate enucleation (holep) versus trans-urethral resection of prostate. methods:  we searched all available databases for any controlled trials comparing holep and turp from january 2000 to february 2009. two independent reviewers studied and appraised the selected evidences. then, effectiveness and cost effectivenes...

endourologic pyeloplasty is being a substitute of open pyeloplasty in management of ureteropelvic junction obstruction. this procedure can be done in different manners like balloon dilation, cold knife and electrosurgical endoureterotomy, accucise and lasers.a 47 year old woman referred with history of previous open pyeloplasty. hydronephrosis of right kidney with unremarkable t ½ was found in ...

The main target in the treatment of proximal ureteral stones (PUS) is to provide a high stone-free rate (SFR) with low morbidity. In this study, we aimed evaluate need for flexible ureteroscopy (URS) by retrospectively examining one surgeon’s two-year experience URS PUS center where ureteroscope and holmium laser lithotriptor are available.

We report a large mode-area holmium-doped ZBLAN waveguide laser operating at 2.9 μm, which was pumped by a 1150 nm diode laser. The laser is based on ultrafast laser inscribed depressed cladding waveguides fabricated in uniformly rare-earth-doped bulk glass. It has a threshold of 28 mW and produced up to 27 mW of output power at an internal slope efficiency of approximately 20%.