Resistance of different guidewires to laser injury: an in-vitro experiment

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Authors

Nuno Morais

Marco Terribile

Paulo Mota · Hospital Braga

Antonio Cicione · Magna Graecia University

Sílvia Dionísio

Emanuel Carvalho‐Dias · Hospital Braga

Agostinho Cordeiro · Hospital Braga

João Pimentel Torres · Hospital Braga

Abstract

Both lasers revealed a harmful effect on the three tested guidewires. There was an association between the degree of injury and the amount of Ho:YAG laser energy and Tm:YAG laser power. The guidewire Zebra proved to be the safest when using Ho:YAG laser and the PTFE guidewire the most resistant to laser Tm:YAG. Further studies are necessary to confirm these results.

Topics & Keywords

Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries Foreign Body Medical Cases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica

Volume 70, Issue 6, pp. 624-629

DOI: 10.23736/s0393-2249.18.03050-3

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