Techniques in endourology. Holmium: YAG lithotripsy for large renal and Bladder calculi: Strategies for efficient lithotripsy

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 477-482

  Teichman, Joel M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER STONE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LITHOTRIPSY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YAG LASER; FIBER OPTICS; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; TIME;

HOLMIUM; YTTRIUM;

FIBER OPTICS; HOLMIUM; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER CALCULI; YTTRIUM;

EID: 0033193736     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.1999.13.477     Document Type: Article

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