Use of Inverted Fluoroscope's C-arm During Endoscopic Treatment of Urinary Tract Obstruction in Pregnancy: A Practicable Solution to Cut Radiation

Urology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1505-1508

  Cocuzza, Marcello ^a   Colombo Jr , Jose Roberto ^a   Lopes, Roberto Iglesias ^a   Piovesan, Affonso Celso ^a   Borges Mesquita, Jose Luis ^a   Srougi, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; URETER STENT; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; X IRRADIATION;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPES; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 77952745941     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.12.014     Document Type: Article

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