The holmium laser in urology

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-20

  Wollin, Tim A ^a   Denstedt, John D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; DISEASES; HOLMIUM; LASER ABLATION; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; SOLID STATE LASERS; UROLOGY; WATER ABSORPTION;

HOLMIUM LASERS;

LASER SURGERY;

ARTICLE; BLADDER TUMOR; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; INCISION; LITHOTRIPSY; NEODYMIUM LASER; THERMAL INJURY; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; YAG LASER;

EID: 0032005437     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/clm.1998.16.13     Document Type: Article

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