Irrigant flow and intrarenal pressure during flexible ureteroscopy: The effect of different access sheaths, working channel instruments, and hydrostatic pressure

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1915-1920

  Ng, Yeung H ^a   Somani, Bhaskar K ^a   Dennison, A ^b   Kata, S G ^a   Nabi, Ghulam ^a   Brown, Stuart ^b  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; IN VITRO STUDY; KIDNEY TUBULE PRESSURE; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; LAVAGE; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETER CATHETER; URETEROSCOPE; URETEROSCOPY;

CATHETERS; HUMANS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; KIDNEY; PLIABILITY; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; URETER; URETEROSCOPES; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 78650264440     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2010.0188     Document Type: Article

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