A new steerable catheter for improving the efficiency of fluoroscopy-guided laser lithotripsy

Endoscopy

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 466-

  Jakobs, R ^a   Riemann, J F ^a  

^a Municipal Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER;

BILE DUCT STONE; CATHETER; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; PANCREAS STONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0029745593     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1005519     Document Type: Short Survey

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