Retrograde ureteroscopic endopyelotomy using the holmium:YAG laser

Journal of Urology

Volumn 164, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1509-1512

  Giddens, Jonathan L ^a   Grasso, Michael ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Lasers; Obstruction, ureteral; Ultrasonography; Ureter

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAIN; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; LASER SURGERY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOLITHOTOMY; PYELOTOMY; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STENT; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 0033789974     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)67017-6     Document Type: Article

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