Laser lithotripsy and cyanide

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-173

  Corbin, Nicol S ^a   Teichman, Joel M H ^a   Nguyen, Thuy ^a   Glickman, Randolph D ^a   Rihbany, Linda ^b   Pearle, Margaret S ^c   Bishoff, Jay T ^d  

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

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC; CYANIDE; CYSTINE; STRUVITE; URATE; URIC ACID; XANTHINE;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; LITHOTRIPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER; STONE FORMATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 0034116592     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2000.14.169     Document Type: Article

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