The argument against the routine use of ureteral access sheaths

Urologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-87

  Abrahams, Harrison M ^a   Stoller, Marshall L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; URETER; URETERAL ACCESS SHEATH; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 1242316255     PISSN: 00940143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-0143(03)00085-5     Document Type: Review

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