Long-term results of endoureterotomy using a holmium laser

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 872-874

  Hibi, Hastuki ^a   Ohori, Tadashi ^a   Taki, Tomohiro ^b   Yamada, Yoshiaki ^b   Honda, Nobuaki ^b  

^a Kyoritsu General Hospital   (Japan)

^b AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endoureterotomy; Holmium laser; Long term results; Ureteral stricture

Indexed keywords

MERTIATIDE TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; URETER STRICTURE; URETER SURGERY; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION; URETEROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 34548145068     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2007.01835.x     Document Type: Article

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