C-Arm Laser Positioning Device to Facilitate Percutaneous Renal Access

Urology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 360-361

  Ko, Raymond ^a   Razvi, Hassan ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE; FLUOROSCOPY; LASER; NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; LASERS; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS;

EID: 34548386243     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.05.013     Document Type: Article

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