Ureteroscopic treatment of ureteral calculi with holmium:YAG laser lithotripsy

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-154

  Jiang, Haowen ^a   Wu, Zhong ^a   Ding, Qiang ^a   Zhang, Yuanfang ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOGRAPHY; SAFETY; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPE; URETEROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOLMIUM; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 33947381836     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2006.0209     Document Type: Article

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