Working tools in flexible ureterorenoscopy - Influence on flow and deflection: What does matter?

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1639-1643

  Bach, T ^a   Geavlete, B ^b   Herrmann, T R W ^c   Gross, A J ^a  

^a ASKLEPIOS HOSPITAL BARMBEK   (Germany)

^b Saint John Emergency Clinical Hospital   (Romania)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLADDER IRRIGATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; FORCEPS; HUMAN; LASER; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MICTURITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETERORENOSCOPY; URINE FLOW RATE;

BIOPSY; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LASERS; PLIABILITY; RHEOLOGY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; URETEROSCOPES; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 50149101830     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2008.0184     Document Type: Article

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