Experimental utilization of the holmium laser in a model of ureteroscopic lithotripsy: Energy analysis

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-115

  Calvano, Christopher J ^a,b   Moran, Michael E ^a,b   White, Mark D ^a   Borhan Manesh, Ali ^a   Mehlhaff, Bryan A ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Div of Urology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICATE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FIBER; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STONE DISSOLUTION; URETEROSCOPY; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 0032950455     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.1999.13.113     Document Type: Conference Paper

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