Preparation of artificial kidney stones of reproducible size, shape, and mass by precision injection molding

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 127-131

  Carey, Robert I ^a,b   Kyle, Christopher C ^a   Carey, Donna L ^a   Leveillee, Raymond J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Urology Treatment Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ALGINATE; HOLMIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOLMIUM LASER; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; MODEL; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 38349091738     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2007.9854     Document Type: Article

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