Advances in Urology / 2022 / Article / Tab 4 / Research Article
The Safety and Efficacy of Endoscopic Combined Intrarenal Surgery (ECIRS) versus Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Table 4 Laser characteristics in the included studies.
Type Fiber size (μ m) Pulse energy (joules/pulse) Frequency (Hz) ECIRS PCNL ECIRS PCNL ECIRS PCNL ECIRS PCNL Nuño de la Rosa et al. [13 ] NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS Hamamoto et al. [12 ] Ho:YAG Ho:YAG 200 or 365 200 or 365 NS NS NS NS Wen et al. [17 ] Ho:YAG Ho:YAG 200 550 0.8–1.5 1.0–1.5 15–30 15–20 Leng et al. [10 ] Ho:YAG Ho:YAG 200 200 0.8–1.2 0.8–1.2 10–20 10–20 Zhao et al. [9 ] Ho:YAG Ho:YAG 550 550 1.5–3.0 1.5–3.0 20–30 20–30
Ho:YAG: holmium-yttrium-aluminum-garnet; ECIRS: endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery; mini-PCNL: miniaturized percutaneous nephrolithotomy; NS: not specified.
