High- vs Low-power Holmium Laser Lithotripsy: A Prospective, Randomized Study in Patients Undergoing Multitract Minipercutaneous Nephrolithotomy - 06/02/12
Reprint requests: Jianming Tan, M.D., Department of Urology, Fuzhou General Hospital, 156 Xi'erhuanbei Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, ChinaRésumé |
Objective |
To determine the efficacy and safety of high-power holmium: yttrium aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser lithotripsy for multitract modified minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy (MPCNL) in the treatment of patients with large staghorn renal calculi.
Methods |
A randomized, prospective study was conducted. Two-hundred seventy-three consecutive patients (291 renal units) with large staghorn renal calculi were randomized to undergo multitract MPCNL with 30-W low-power or 70-W high-power Ho:YAG laser lithotripsy. Both groups were compared in terms of perioperative findings and postoperative outcomes, including procedure time, stone-free rate, length of hospital stay, transfusion rates, renal function recovery, and other complications.
Results |
The average patient age was 49.2 years (range 22-73) and mean stone size was 5.54 ± 0.7 cm. The 2 groups had some comparable perioperative findings and outcome, including tracts required per operated renal unit (n), blood loss, postoperative fever, postoperative hospital stay, stone-free rate, and improvement of operated renal function. The operation time in the high-power group was significantly shorter than that in the low-power group (129.20 ± 17.2 vs 105.18 ± 14.2, P <.01).
Conclusion |
A combination of multitract MPCNL and high-power Ho:YAG laser lithotripsy can greatly decrease the operative time without increasing the intraoperative complications or delaying postoperative renal function recovery when compared with low-power Ho:YAG laser lithotripsy.
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| Shushang Chen and Lingfeng Zhu contributed equally to this work. |
Vol 79 - N° 2
P. 293-297 - février 2012 Retour au numéro
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