In vitro comparison of stone retropulsion and fragmentation of the frequency doubled, double pulse Nd:YAG laser and the holmium:YAG laser

Journal of Urology

Volumn 173, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1797-1800

  Marguet, Charles G ^a   Sung, Jeff C ^a   Springhart, W Patrick ^a   L'Esperance, James O ^a   Zhou, Songlin ^a   Zhong, Pei ^a   Albala, David M ^a   Preminger, Glenn M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney; Kidney calculi; Lasers; Lithotripsy, laser; Ureteral calculi

Indexed keywords

TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; HOLMIUM LASER; LABORATORY; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; MECHANICAL PROBE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PHANTOM; PLASTER CAST; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILASTIC TUBE; SYRINGE; WATER IMMERSION;

EID: 17144386264     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000154341.08206.69     Document Type: Article

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