Holmium:Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet Lithotripsy Proximal Fiber Failures From Laser and Fiber Mismatch

Urology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1049-1051

  Marks, Andrew J ^a,b   Mues, Adam C ^a,b,c   Knudsen, Bodo E ^a,b,c   Teichman, Joel M H ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Division of Urology   (Canada)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; HOLMIUM LASER; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER;

EID: 44649169798     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.10.060     Document Type: Article

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