Small diameter, actively deflectable, flexible ureteropyeloscopy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 160, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1648-1654

  Grasso, Michael ^a,b   Bagley, Demetrius ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Catheterization; Endoscopy; Lithotripsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; ENDOSCOPY; FIBER OPTICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 0040443412     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62371-1     Document Type: Article

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