Holmium laser lithotripsy in the management of ureteric calculi

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 563-567

  Peh, Oon Hui ^a   Lim, P H C ^a   Ng, F C ^a   Chin, C M ^a   Quek, P ^a   Ho, S H ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Calculi; Holmium:YAG laser; Ureter

Indexed keywords

HOLMIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SINGAPORE; URETER STONE;

FEMALE; HOLMIUM; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; SINGAPORE; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 0035512009     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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