An update on ureteroscopic instrumentation for the treatment of urolithiasis

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-106

  Bagley, Demetrius H ^a   Kuo, Ramsay L ^a   Zeltser, Ilia S ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic devices; Endoscopy; Intracorporeal lithotripsy; Stone retrieval; Ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; LITHOTRIPSY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; STONE DISSOLUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPE; URETEROSCOPY; UROLITHIASIS;

DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; URETEROSCOPES; URETEROSCOPY; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 1542345018     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042307-200403000-00009     Document Type: Review

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