The new digital flexible ureteroscopes: 'Size Does Matter' - Increased ureteric access sheath use!

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 408-411

  Bach, C ^a   Nesar, S ^a   Kumar, P ^a   Goyal, A ^a   Kachrilas, S ^a   Papatsoris, A ^a   Masood, J ^a   Buchholz, N ^a  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital; Fibre optic; Flexible ureteroscopy; Ureteric access sheath

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JJ STENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URETER; URETER ACCESS SHEATH; URETER INJURY; URETER RUPTURE; URETER STENT; URETEROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETER; URETEROSCOPES;

EID: 84871208212     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: 14230399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000341429     Document Type: Article

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