Comprehensive flexible ureteroscopy (FURS) simulator for training in endourology: The k-box model

Central European Journal of Urology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 118-120

  Villa, Luca ^a   Somani, Bhaskar K ^b   Sener, Tarik Emre ^a   Cloutier, Jonathan ^a   Butticè, Francesco ^a   Marson, Francesco ^a   Ploumidis, Achilles ^a   Proietti, Silvia ^a   Traxer, Olivier ^a  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bench trainer; Flexible ureteroscopy; K box; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSIVE FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPY; ENDOUROLOGY; EXERCISE; K BOX MODEL; MODEL; NOTE; SIMULATION; TRAINING; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 84961575293     PISSN: 20804806     EISSN: 20804873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5173/ceju.2016.710     Document Type: Note

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