Endoscopic-assisted disruption of urinary calculi using a holmium:YAG laser in standing horses

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 245-250

  Judy, Carter E ^a   Galuppo, Larry D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UROLITHIASIS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 0036584896     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: 1532950X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jvet.2002.33480     Document Type: Article

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