Use of the holmium:YAG laser for ureterolithotripsy in children

BJU International

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 131-133

  Dogan, Hasan S ^a   Tekgul, Serdar ^a   Akdogan, Bulent ^a   Keskin, Mehmet S ^a   Sahin, Ahmet ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Laser lithotripsy; Paediatric population; Ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; PERFORATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER CATHETER; URETER CATHETERIZATION; URETER INJURY; URETER STENT; URETER STONE; URETEROLITHOTRIPSY; URETEROSCOPE; URETEROSCOPY; YAG LASER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MALE; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 3242794239     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-4096.2004.04873.x     Document Type: Review

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