Thulium fibre laser
Thulium fibre laser for stone lithotripsy and prostate surgery.
Key point
ThuFLEP and conventional HoLEP are clinically comparable, with no definitive superiority of either laser.
From: Efficacy and safety of thulium fiber laser versus conventional holmium:YAG laser in anatomical endoscopic enucleation of the prostate: a systematic review and pairwise meta-analysis (World J Urol, 2026 Sep 15) ↗Papers per year
Each bar is 12 months; the last one ends 17 Oct 2026. New trials in the same years: 5, 6, 7, 9, 15.
All papers from the last 12 months
111 papers (18 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026), newest first. Loading the full list…
- Comparison of Flexible and Navigable Suction Versus Conventional Ureteral Sheath in Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Prospective RIRSearch Group StudyJ Endourol2026 NovPMID 42635373RCT
- In vitro evaluation of the new holmium:yttrium-aluminium-garnet laser with Magneto technology on behalf of the Progress and Collaboration in Endourology (PACE) groupBJU Int2026 NovPMID 42610757
- Thirty-day outcomes of Direct In-Scope Suction (DISS) in real-world practice using magneto, MOSES, and Thulium fiber laser technologies for renal and ureteral stones: an EAU endourology studyUrolithiasis2026 Oct 13PMID 42870008
- Distal ureteral fibroepithelial polyp: endoscopic diagnosis and treatment with thulium fiber laserMinerva Urol Nephrol2026 Oct 8PMID 42845020
- Urethral Stricture with a Miniaturised (22 Fr) Versus Standard (26 Fr) Resectoscope Sheath During Thulium Fibre Laser Enucleation of the Prostate: A Prospective, Two-Centre Comparative Cohort StudyJ Clin Med2026 Oct 7PMID 42882185
- Intrarenal thermal and pressure dynamics during ureteroscopy: an in vitro studyBJU Int2026 OctPMID 42464684
- Comparative Efficacy of Topical Anesthetic Compounds Prior to 1927-nm Fractional Thulium Fiber LaserDermatol Surg2026 Oct 1PMID 42430730
- Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Pulse-Modulated Holmium:YAG Laser and Thulium Fiber Laser in Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery for Dusting Kidney StonesJ Urol2026 Sep 24PMID 42784564
- Thermal determinants during in situ lithotripsy of nonrelocatable impacted ureteral calculi using a flexible and navigable suction ureteral access sheath: an in vitro studyWorld J Urol2026 Sep 23PMID 42776240
- When long pulse is not enough: inferior dusting efficiency of pulsed thulium:YAG compared with Ho:YAG and thulium fiber laser in a standardized in vitro renal modelWorld J Urol2026 Sep 18PMID 42758339
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