Kidney Stones Treatment Laser Lithotripsy. Laser lithotripsy for kidney stones. This feeling should go away within a day.
The experimental thulium fiber laser tfl is being studied as a potential alternative to the holmium yag ho yag laser for the treatment of kidney stones. It is done with a ureteroscope passed into the tubes of the urinary tract. Holmium laser lithotripsy had superior initial success and re treatment rate compared to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy eswl in a 2013 trial.
Laser lithotripsy is a procedure to break apart kidney stones in the urinary tract.
For several hours after the procedure you may have a burning feeling when you urinate. This feeling should go away within a day. Drinking a lot of water can help. Laser lithotripsy is a procedure to break apart kidney stones in the urinary tract.