Initial experience with endoscopic holmium laser lithotripsy for pediatric urolithiasis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1714-1716

  Reddy, Pramod P ^a   Barrieras, Diego J ^a   Bägli, Darius J ^a   McLorie, Gordon A ^a   Khoury, Antoine E ^a   Merguerian, Paul A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Laser; Lithotripsy; Urinary calculi; Urinary tract

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 0032867458     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68221-3     Document Type: Article

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