Holmium : YAG Laser for Intra Corporeal Lithotripsy
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Ureteroscopic treatment of ureteral calculi with holmium: YAG laser lithotripsy.
PURPOSE We evaluated the effectiveness and safety of holmium: YAG laser lithotripsy with a semirigid ureteroscope for ureteral calculi in a prospective cohort of 697 patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Holmium: YAG laser lithotripsy was performed with a semirigid ureteroscope in 697 inpatients between September 2002 and January 2006. Calculi were located in the distal ureter in 382 patients (54.8%...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medical Journal Armed Forces India
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0377-1237
DOI: 10.1016/s0377-1237(07)80109-2