Laser Lithotripsy: Clinical Use and Technical Aspects

Front Matter....Pages I-IX
History of the Management of Stone Disease....Pages 1-14
A Survey of the Action of Lasers on Stones....Pages 15-24
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) of Kidney Stones....Pages 25-30
Identification of Body Concrements by Fast Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of Laser Induced Plasma....Pages 31-40
Identification of Biliary and Urinary Calculi by Optical Spectroscopy Compared to X-Ray Diffractometry....Pages 41-47
Primary Results in the Laser Lithotripsy Using a Frequency Doubled Q-Switched Nd:YAG Laser....Pages 49-52
Stone Disintegration with Lasers — A Comparison Between Pulsed NchYAG-and Dye Laser....Pages 53-57
Gallstone Lithotripsy Nd:YAG Laser Versus Dye Laser....Pages 59-61
Acute Shock-Wave Induced Effects on the Microcirculation....Pages 63-68
Effects of Laser Pulses on Cells and Tissue....Pages 69-75
Analysis of Tissue Damage After Laser Induced Shockwave Lithotripsy....Pages 77-81
Shock-Wave Induced Breakdown of the Tumor Microcirculation....Pages 83-89
Limits of Optical Fiber Systems for Pulsed Lasers....Pages 91-99
Enhanced Energy Transport via Quartz Fibers Using 250 ns Long-Pulse Excimer Laser....Pages 101-103
Ray-Tracing Calculations of the Focusing Efficiency of Spherical Fiber Ends....Pages 105-109
Methods in Lithotripsy....Pages 111-121
Devices for Intracorporal Laser-Induced Shock-Wave Lithotripsy (ILISL)....Pages 123-128
A More Effective Method of in vitro Urinary Stone Disintigration Using the Nd:YAG Laser....Pages 129-134
Shock Wave Exitation by Laser Induced Breakdown (LIB): Pressure Measurements with a PVDF Needle Probe....Pages 135-140
Shock Wave Detection by Use of Hydrophones....Pages 141-146
Some Technical Aspects of Generation and Measurement of Laser Induced Shockwaves....Pages 147-150
The Development of an Endoscopically Applicable Optomechanical Coupler for Laser Induced Shock Wave Lithotripsy (LISL)....Pages 151-156
Current Status of Urinary Stone Therapy....Pages 157-164
The Clinical Experience With Pulsed Dye Laser Photofragmentation of Ureteral Calculi (127 Cases)....Pages 165-176
Clincial Experience with Laser-Induced Shock-Wave Lithotripsy....Pages 177-184
The Pulsed Dye Laser in Clinical Stone Problems....Pages 185-191
Gallstone Lithotripsy by Pulsed Nd:YAG Laser....Pages 193-196
Electronmicroscopic Evaluation of Urinary Stones Following Laser Stone Disintegration in Patients....Pages 197-201
Back Matter....Pages 203-203