Videos | Laser Fragmentation of Subethithelial Renal Calculus | Which Medical Device
This short video shows the laser treatment of a small subepithelial renal stone using a laser to release the stone then fragment it.
The patient had flank pain and was a reccurent stone former.
Dr Thomas Müller,FEBU
Urologist, Nij Smellinghe Ziekenhuis Drachten, the Netherlands.
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I used a HoYAG laser with a short pulse mode together with a chip-on-the-tip endoscope. For visibility, I added a water compression device (operated with a pedal).