Lasers in percutaneous renal procedures

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-142

  Cinman, Nadya M ^a   Andonian, Sero ^a   Smith, Arthur D ^a  

^a The Arthur Smith Institute for Urology   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser lithotripsy; Lasers; Percutaneous; Transitional cell carcinoma; Urology

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SOLID STATE LASER;

HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER;

EID: 77952096421     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-009-0423-z     Document Type: Review

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