Flexible ureteroscopy update: Indications, instrumentation and technical advances

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 532-537

  Rajamahanty, Srinivas ^a   Grasso, Michael ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessories; Flexible ureteroscope; Instruments

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349140025     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: 19983824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.44263     Document Type: Conference Paper

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