New technology in the treatment of nephrolithiasis

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 235-240

  Canes, David ^a   Desai, Mihir M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemostatic agents; Robotics; Technology; Ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

HOLMIUM;

HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STONE DISSOLUTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; URETEROSCOPY; YAG LASER;

HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; PATIENT SIMULATION; ROBOTICS; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 39849098125     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e3282f51949     Document Type: Review

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