Laser lithotripsy

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 305-309

  Teichman, Joel M H ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Holmium:yttrium aluminium garnet laser; Laser lithotripsy; Renal calculi; Ureteral calculi; Urinary calculi

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NEPHROLITHOTOMY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETER STONE;

GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETEROSCOPY; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 0036288277     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042307-200207000-00008     Document Type: Article

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