Holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser endoureterotomy for the treatment of transplant kidney ureteral strictures

Transplantation

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1318-1321

  Gdor, Yehoshua ^a   Gabr, Ahmed H ^a   Faerber, Gary J ^a   Wolf Jr , J Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney transplantation; Laser; Ureteral obstruction; Ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

BALLOON DILATATION; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; URETER STRICTURE; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BALLOON DILATATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; URETEROSCOPY; URETEROSTOMY; YTTRIUM;

EID: 43449127804     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e31816c7f19     Document Type: Review

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