Fulguration of posterior urethral valves using the Nd:YAG laser

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 69-71

  Bhatnagar, V ^a   Agarwala, S ^a   Lal, R ^a   Mitra, D K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Endoscopic treatment; Nd:YAG laser; Posterior urethral valves

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ARTICLE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CAUTERIZATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLICATION; CYSTOSCOPY; DAY CARE; DEVICE; ENDOSCOPY; ENERGY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFANT; MALE; MICTURITION; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; NEODYMIUM LASER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRA; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHRA VALVE; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

EID: 0034056960     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050018     Document Type: Article

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