Impact of flexible ureterorenoscopy in current management of nephrolithiasis

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 114-119

  Smith, R Daron ^a   Patel, Anup ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flexible ureterorenoscope technology; Flexible ureterorenoscopy; Retrograde intrarenal surgery; Upper tract calculi

Indexed keywords

ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FLEXIBLE URETERORENOSCOPY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; KIDNEY CALYX; LASER; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOGRAPHY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER; URETER STONE; VAPORIZATION;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; NEPHROLITHIASIS; URETEROSCOPES; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 33846873221     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e328028fe0c     Document Type: Review

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