Frequency of Ureteroscope Damage Seen at a Tertiary Care Center

Journal of Urology

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 607-610

  Carey, Robert I ^a   Gomez, Christopher S ^a   Maurici, Giuseppe ^a   Lynne, Charles M ^a   Leveillee, Raymond J ^a   Bird, Vincent G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

equipment and supplies; lasers; ureteroscopes; urinary calculi; urinary tract

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; HEALTH CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URETER STONE; URETER STRICTURE; URETEROSCOPE; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR; UROLOGY;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE; MAINTENANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETEROSCOPES;

EID: 33745258186     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.03.059     Document Type: Article

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