In Vitro Evaluation of Nitinol Urological Retrieval Coil and Ureteral Occlusion Device: Retropulsion and Holmium Laser Fragmentation Efficiency

Journal of Urology

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 969-973

  Lee, Hak J ^a   Box, Geoffrey N ^a   Abraham, Jose Benito A ^a   Deane, Leslie A ^a   Elchico, Erick R ^a   Eisner, Brian H ^a   McDougall, Elspeth M ^a   Clayman, Ralph V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

calculi; lasers; lithotripsy; solid state; ureter; ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

NITINOL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT; URETER STONE;

ALLOYS; HOLMIUM; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; URETER; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 48649089928     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.05.016     Document Type: Article

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