Update on minimally invasive management of ureteral strictures

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 453-464

  Hafez, Khaled S ^a   Wolf Jr , J Stuart ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRIAMCINOLONE;

BALLOON DILATATION; CAUTERIZATION; DEVICE; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ENDOURETEROTOMY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LASER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDLINE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; URETER STRICTURE;

EID: 0141590313     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/089277903769013586     Document Type: Review

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