Safety and efficacy of ureteral access sheaths

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-123

  Stern, Joshua M ^a   Yiee, Jenny ^a   Park, Sangtae ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; FLUOROSCOPY; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY; URETER; URETER DISEASE; URETER INJURY; URETER ISCHEMIA; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPE; URINARY TRACT; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TIME FACTORS; URETER; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPES;

EID: 33947362473     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2007.9997     Document Type: Review

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