Ureteroscopic laser treatment of upper urinary tract neoplasms

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-149

  Bagley, Demetrius H ^a   Grasso III, Michael ^b,c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser treatment; Neoplasms; Upper tract TCC; Ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; URETEROSCOPY; URINARY TRACT CANCER;

BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; URETEROSCOPY; UROLOGIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77952090935     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-010-0525-7     Document Type: Article

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