Evaluation of retropulsion caused by holmium:YAG laser with various power settings and fibers

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-186

  White, Mark D ^a,b   Moran, Michael E ^a   Calvano, Christopher J ^a   Borhan Manesh, Al ^a   Mehlhaff, Bryan A ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROUS ION; SILICATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FIBER; HOLMIUM LASER; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK WAVE; TUBE; URETER; URETEROSCOPY; YAG LASER;

EID: 0031801561     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.1998.12.183     Document Type: Article

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