Ureteroscopy for stone treatment using new 270° semiflexible endoscope: In vitro, ex vivo, and clinical application

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1439-1444

  Wendt Nordahl, Gunnar ^a   Trojan, Lutz ^a   Alken, Peter ^a   Michel, Maurice Stephan ^a   Knoll, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER; NITINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FLUID FLOW; FRICTION; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; LAVAGE; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPE; URETEROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; MALE; PLIABILITY; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETEROSCOPES; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 38049148779     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2006.0291     Document Type: Article

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