Are new-generation flexible ureteroscopes better than their predecessors?

BJU International

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 115-119

  Chiu, K Y ^a,b   Cai, Y ^c   Marcovich, R ^c   Smith, A D ^c   Lee, B R ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Flexible ureteroscope; Flow rate; Mechanical property; Ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FLOW RATE; HYSTEROSCOPE; IMAGING; MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRA DISEASE;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; PLIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETERAL DISEASES; URETEROSCOPES;

EID: 1642456593     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2004.04568.x     Document Type: Article

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