Contemporary practice patterns of flexible ureteroscopy for treating renal stones: Results of a worldwide survey

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1221-1230

  Dauw, Casey A ^a   Simeon, Laika ^a   Alruwaily, Abdulrahman F ^a   Sanguedolce, Francesco ^b   Hollingsworth, John M ^a   Roberts, William W ^a   Faerber, Gary J ^a   Wolf, J Stuart ^a   Ghani, Khurshid R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPE; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; URETER STENT; UROLOGIST; ADULT; KIDNEY CALCULI; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; SOLID STATE LASER; THERAPEUTIC USE; URETEROSCOPE; URETEROSCOPY; UROLOGY;

ADULT; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MIDDLE AGED; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; URETEROSCOPES; URETEROSCOPY; UROLOGY;

EID: 84946739104     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2015.0260     Document Type: Review

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