ENDOUROLOGY Endoscopic holmium laser treatment for ureterolithiasis
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Endoscopic holmium laser treatment for ureterolithiasis
INTRODUCTION The rapid development and invention of ever more technologically advanced ureterorenoscopes as well as other instruments used in fragmenting ureteral stones have made the traditional surgical treatment of ureterolithiasis very rare. MATERIAL AND METHODS We investigated 727 patients treated for ureterolithiasis. 769 ureteroscopic lithotripsies (URSL) with the holmium laser were pe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Central European Journal of Urology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2080-4806,2080-4873
DOI: 10.5173/ceju.2012.01.art7