Ureteroscopic lithotripsy using holmium laser for 187 patients with proximal ureteral stones

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1542-1546

  Liu, Ding Yi ^a   He, Hong Chao ^b   Wang, Jian ^a   Tang, Qi ^a   Zhou, Yan Feng ^a   Wang, Ming Wei ^b   Chu, Cheng Long ^b   Zhang, Chong Yu ^b   Zhu, Yu ^a   Zhou, Wen Long ^b   Shen, Zhou Jun ^b  

^a SHANGHAI PUNAN HOSPITAL   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Holmium laser; Proximal ureteral stones; Stone basket; Ureteroscopic lithotripsy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMATURIA; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORATION; STONE ANALYSIS; STONE BASKET; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER RUPTURE; URETER STONE; URETER SURGERY; URETEROSCOPE; URETEROSCOPIC LITHOTRIPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MIDDLE AGED; URETERAL CALCULI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863198881     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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