Semirigid ureteroscopy of the proximal ureter can be aided by external lower-abdominal pressure

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 342-347

  Dagnone, A Joel ^a   Blew, Brian D M ^a   Pace, Kenneth T ^a   Honey, R John D'A ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Cook Urological and ACMI ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIAC VEIN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPE; URETEROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOPERITONEUM, ARTIFICIAL; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPES; URETEROSCOPY; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 18544386395     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2005.19.342     Document Type: Article

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