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History of Laser Lithotripsy

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The application of lasers for use in the treatment of kidney stones is among the most important developments in the specialty of urology in the last 50 years. As kidney stone prevalence continues to rise from an estimated 5.2% in 1994 to 8.8% in 2012, the importance of the development and evolution of laser technology cannot be understated [1]. Laser applications in urology have given us the ability to treat urinary stones in a minimally invasive manner without requiring an open surgical approach. In this chapter, we report on the origin and evolution of laser technology in the field of urology.

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  1. Division of Urology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, 02903, USA

    Paul Bower M.D. & Gyan Pareek M.D., F.A.C.S.

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  1. Department of Urology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

    Sutchin R. Patel

  2. William P. Didusch Center for Urologic History, Linthicum, Maryland, USA

    Michael E. Moran

  3. Department of Urology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

    Stephen Y. Nakada

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Bower, P., Pareek, G. (2018). History of Laser Lithotripsy. In: Patel, S., Moran, M., Nakada, S. (eds) The History of Technologic Advancements in Urology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61691-9_9

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