Applications of the KTP laser in the treatment of posterior urethral valves, ureteroceles, and urethral strictures in the pediatric patient

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-43

  Gholdoian, C Garo ^a   Thayer, Kimberly ^a   Hald, Dave ^a   Rajpoot, Deepak ^a   Shanberg, Allan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOSCOPY; PEDIATRICS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; UROLOGY;

POTASSIUM TITANYL PHOSPHATE; URETEROCELES; URETHRAL STRICTURES; URETHRAL VALVES;

LASER SURGERY;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PLASTIC SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URETEROCELE; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHRA VALVE;

EID: 0032005438     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/clm.1998.16.39     Document Type: Article

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