Use of an antiretropulsion device to prevent stone retropulsion significantly increases the efficiency of pneumatic lithotripsy: An in vitro study

BJU International

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 858-861

  Eisner, Brian H ^a   Pengune, Witsanu ^a   Stoller, Marshall L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Pneumatic lithotripsy; Retropulsion; Stone; Ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

SILICONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANTIRETROPULSION DEVICE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; LITHOTRIPSY; PHANTOM; PNEUMATIC LITHOTRIPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETER;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MODELS, ANATOMIC; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 69249090565     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08540.x     Document Type: Article

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