A new generation of semirigid fiberoptic ureteroscopes

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-40

  Ferraro, Roberto F ^a   Abraham, Victor E ^a   Cohen, Todd D ^a   Preminger, Glenn M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; URETER DILATATION; URETER STONE; URETER STRICTURE; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 0033023051     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.1999.13.35     Document Type: Article

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