The efficacy of a range of contact media as coupling agents in extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

BJU International

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 321-324

  Cartledge, J J ^a   Cross, W R ^a   Lloyd, S N ^a   Joyce, A D ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coupling media; ESWL; Lithotripsy; Petroleum jelly

Indexed keywords

EMLA; INSTILLAGEL; LUBRICATING AGENT; PETROLATUM; WATER;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK WAVE; STONE DISSOLUTION; UROLITHIASIS;

EMOLLIENTS; GELS; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; LITHOTRIPSY; PETROLATUM; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PRILOCAINE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; XYLENES;

EID: 0035695828     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2001.02289.x     Document Type: Article

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