Comparison of the Nanopulse Lithotripter to the Holmium Laser: Stone Fragmentation Efficiency and Impact on Flexible Ureteroscope Deflection and Flow

The Nanopulse Lithotripter (NPL; Lithotech Medical, Israel) is a novel intracorporeal device that uses a nanosecond duration electrical discharge through a reusable flexible coaxial probe to endoscopically fragment urinary stones. This device was compared with a holmium laser lithotripsy (HoL) with...

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Published in:	Journal of endourology Vol. 30; no. 11; p. 1150
Main Authors:	Kaplan, Adam G, Chen, Tony T, Sankin, Georgy, Yang, Chen, Dale, Joanne A, Simmons, W Neal, Zhong, Pei, Preminger, Glenn M, Lipkin, Michael Eric
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-11-2016
Subjects:	Endoscopy - methods Equipment Design Holmium Humans Lasers, Solid-State - therapeutic use Lithotripsy, Laser - instrumentation Lithotripsy, Laser - methods Phantoms, Imaging Ureteroscopes Ureteroscopy - methods Urinary Calculi - therapy Urolithiasis - therapy holmium laser instrumentation lithotripsy ureteroscopy nanoelectric pulse nanopulse
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Summary:	The Nanopulse Lithotripter (NPL; Lithotech Medical, Israel) is a novel intracorporeal device that uses a nanosecond duration electrical discharge through a reusable flexible coaxial probe to endoscopically fragment urinary stones. This device was compared with a holmium laser lithotripsy (HoL) with regard to stone fragmentation efficiency (SFE) and its impact on flexible ureteroscope (URS) deflection and flow of irrigation. Using a custom bench model, a 6 mm BegoStone cylindrical phantom (mixture 5:2) was confined under 0.9% saline atop sequential mesh sieves. The SFE of two NPL probe sizes (2.0F, 3.6F) and two HoL fibers (200, 365 μm) was evaluated using concordant settings of 1 J and 5 Hz. URS deflection and irrigation flow with NPL probes in the working channel were tested in five new fourth generation flexible URS and compared with other adjunct endourologic instruments. The 2.0F NPL showed improved SFE compared with the 200 μm laser (86 mg/min vs 52 mg/min, p = 0.014) as did the 3.6F NPL vs the 365 μm laser (173 mg/min vs 80 mg/min, p = 0.05). The NPL created more 1 to 2 mm fragments; the laser created more dust. URS deflection reduced by 3.75° with the 2.0 NPL probe. URS irrigation flow reduced from 36.5 to 6.3 mL/min with the 2.0F NPL probe. NPL shows improved SFE compared with HoL. Flow with the 2.0F probe is akin to a stone basket. NPL offers an effective alternative to HoL.
ISSN:	1557-900X
DOI:	10.1089/end.2016.0228