Impact on Active Scope Deflection and Irrigation Flow of All Endoscopic Working Tools during Flexible Ureteroscopy

European Urology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-64

  Pasqui, Federico ^a   Dubosq, Francis ^a   Tchala, Kessile ^a   Tligui, Mohamed ^a   Gattegno, Bernard ^a   Thibault, Philippe ^a   Traxer, Olivier ^a  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

Basket; Equipment; Irrigation flow; Laser; Supplies; Ureterorenoscopy

Indexed keywords

NITINOL;

ARTICLE; BALLISTICS; ENDOSCOPY; LASER; LAVAGE; LITHOTRIPSY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 0347379818     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2003.08.013     Document Type: Article

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