Holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet lithotripsy efficiency varies with stone composition

Urology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 392-397

  Teichman, Joel M H ^a   Vassar, George J ^a   Glickman, Randolph D ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LITHOTRIPSY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YAG LASER;

HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 0032167834     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(98)00239-8     Document Type: Article

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