Factors determining fluoroscopy time during ureteroscopy

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1837-1840

  Violette, Philippe D ^a   Szymanski, Konrad M ^a   Anidjar, Maurice ^a   Andonian, Sero ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECTOPIC KIDNEY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETEROSCOPY;

FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS; TIME FACTORS; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 82455198702     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2011.0204     Document Type: Article

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