Construction-related Differences Seen in Ureteral Access Sheaths: Comparison of Reinforced Versus Nonreinforced Ureteral Access Sheaths

Urology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 241-244

  Shields, John M ^a   Tunuguntla, Hari S G R ^a   Bhalani, Vishal K ^a   Ayyathurai, Rajnikanth ^a   Bird, Vincent G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; URETER; URETER STENT; URETER STRICTURE; URETERAL ACCESS SHEATH; URETEROSCOPY; UROLITHIASIS;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETEROSCOPES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58649097503     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.07.055     Document Type: Article

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