Flexible upper tract endoscopy

BJU International

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 671-679

  Troy, A J ^a   Anagnostou, T ^a   Tolley, D A ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTOSCOPE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; HYSTEROTOMY; INSTRUMENTATION; LITHOTRIPSY; NEODYMIUM LASER; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NEPHROSTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETEROSCOPE; URETHRA STRICTURE; URINARY TRACT; UROLITHIASIS; UROLOGY;

ENDOSCOPES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LASER SURGERY; URETEROSCOPES; URETEROSCOPY; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 1642382847     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2003.04693.x     Document Type: Review

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