Application of endoscopic Ho:YAG laser incision technique treating urethral strictures and urethral atresias in pediatric patients

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 514-518

  Sun, Futao ^a   Wentong, Zhang ^a   Yan, Zhuang ^a   Qingyu, Dong ^a   Aiwu, Li ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cystoscopy; Holmium; Laser therapy; Pediatric; Urethral atresia; Urethral obstruction; Urethral stricture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATRESIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; INCISION; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA DISEASE; URETHRA STENOSIS; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHROTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URETHRAL STRICTURE;

EID: 33744500997     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1692-x     Document Type: Article

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