Pneumatic lithotripsy applied through deflected working channel of miniureteroscope: Results in 143 patients

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 513-515

  Knispel, H H ^a   Klan R ^a   Heicappell, R ^a   Miller, K ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMATIC TOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY; UROLITHIASIS; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

EID: 0032430001     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.1998.12.513     Document Type: Article

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