Objective To prospectively evaluate the efficacy of Removing Stasis and Reducing Heat Formula in accelerating calculus clearance and improving lower urinary tract symptoms of patients with proximal ureteral calculi af...Objective To prospectively evaluate the efficacy of Removing Stasis and Reducing Heat Formula in accelerating calculus clearance and improving lower urinary tract symptoms of patients with proximal ureteral calculi after ureteroscopic Ho:YAG laser lithotripsy. Methods A total of 138 patients with proximal ureteral calculi underwent ureteroscopic Ho:YAG laser lithotripsy by a single endocrinologist. Stone size varied from 10 to 15 mm. After operation, the patients were randomly divided into three groups: the control group(group A), tamsulosin group(group B), and Removing Stasis and Reducing Heat Formula group(group C). The treatment lasted for 4 weeks or until stone clearance. The primary and secondary outcomes of the three groups at follow-up were assessed. Results Of the 131 patients available for follow-up, 44 cases were in the group A, 45 in the group B, and 42 in the group C, respectively. The stone free rate at 2 weeks in the groups B and C were significantly higher than that in the group A(95.56%, 97.62% vs. 79.55%; all P<0.05). The ureteral colic rate and mean time of fragment expulsion were significantly reduced in the groups B(4.44% and 7.86±4.99 days) and C(2.43% and 6.76±4.37 days) compared with the group A(22.73% and 11.54±9.89 days, all P<0.05). On the day of double-J ureteric stent removal, the group C differed significantly from the group A in the total International Prostate Symptom Score, irritative subscore, obstructive subscore, and quality of life score(all P<0.05). Conclusion Removing Stasis and Reducing Heat Formula in the medical expulsive therapy might be an effective modality for patients with calculus in the proximal uretera after ureteroscopic Ho:YAG laser lithotripsy.展开更多
We report on a high-power Ho:YAG single-crystal fiber(SCF)laser inband pumped by a high-brightness Tm-fiber laser at 1908 nm.The Ho:YAG SCF grown by the micro-pulling-down technique exhibits a propagation loss of 0.05...We report on a high-power Ho:YAG single-crystal fiber(SCF)laser inband pumped by a high-brightness Tm-fiber laser at 1908 nm.The Ho:YAG SCF grown by the micro-pulling-down technique exhibits a propagation loss of 0.05±0.005 cm^-1 at 2.09μm.A continuous-wave output power of 35.2 W is achieved with a slope efficiency of 42.7%,which is to the best of our knowledge the highest power ever reported from an SCF-based laser in the 2µm spectral range.展开更多
文摘Objective To prospectively evaluate the efficacy of Removing Stasis and Reducing Heat Formula in accelerating calculus clearance and improving lower urinary tract symptoms of patients with proximal ureteral calculi after ureteroscopic Ho:YAG laser lithotripsy. Methods A total of 138 patients with proximal ureteral calculi underwent ureteroscopic Ho:YAG laser lithotripsy by a single endocrinologist. Stone size varied from 10 to 15 mm. After operation, the patients were randomly divided into three groups: the control group(group A), tamsulosin group(group B), and Removing Stasis and Reducing Heat Formula group(group C). The treatment lasted for 4 weeks or until stone clearance. The primary and secondary outcomes of the three groups at follow-up were assessed. Results Of the 131 patients available for follow-up, 44 cases were in the group A, 45 in the group B, and 42 in the group C, respectively. The stone free rate at 2 weeks in the groups B and C were significantly higher than that in the group A(95.56%, 97.62% vs. 79.55%; all P<0.05). The ureteral colic rate and mean time of fragment expulsion were significantly reduced in the groups B(4.44% and 7.86±4.99 days) and C(2.43% and 6.76±4.37 days) compared with the group A(22.73% and 11.54±9.89 days, all P<0.05). On the day of double-J ureteric stent removal, the group C differed significantly from the group A in the total International Prostate Symptom Score, irritative subscore, obstructive subscore, and quality of life score(all P<0.05). Conclusion Removing Stasis and Reducing Heat Formula in the medical expulsive therapy might be an effective modality for patients with calculus in the proximal uretera after ureteroscopic Ho:YAG laser lithotripsy.
基金Foundation of Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst(DAAD)–Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists(57381327)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(SBK2019030177)+1 种基金China Scholarship Council(201704910363)Foundation of the Government of the Russian Federation(074-U01).
文摘We report on a high-power Ho:YAG single-crystal fiber(SCF)laser inband pumped by a high-brightness Tm-fiber laser at 1908 nm.The Ho:YAG SCF grown by the micro-pulling-down technique exhibits a propagation loss of 0.05±0.005 cm^-1 at 2.09μm.A continuous-wave output power of 35.2 W is achieved with a slope efficiency of 42.7%,which is to the best of our knowledge the highest power ever reported from an SCF-based laser in the 2µm spectral range.
