Flexible ureteroscopy update: indications, instrumentation and technical advances
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Update on flexible ureteroscopy.
OBJECTIVE An update on ureteroscopy with focus on current technology and newer instrumentation is presented. METHODS A literature search through Medline-indexed journals as well as personal comments are included in this review. Topics such as new semirigid and flexible ureteroscopes, lasers, ureteral access sheats, wires and stone extraction devices are outlined. RESULTS Thanks to the conti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Urology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0970-1591
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.44263