Evaluation of novel technique for studying ureteral function in vivo

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 94-99

  Young, Anthony J ^a   Acher, Peter L ^b   Lynn, Bruce ^c   McCahy, Philip J ^d   Miller, Ronald A ^e  

^a MAIDSTONE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY MONITORING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MONITOR; NONHUMAN; PERISTALSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDER; SWINE; URETER CATHETER; URETER FUNCTION; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY; URODYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; DICLOFENAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PERISTALSIS; SWINE; URETER; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 33846988563     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2006.0161     Document Type: Article

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