Experience with ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy in children
β Scribed by Ahmed S. Safwat; Nabil K. Bissada; Udaya Kumar; Mohamed I. Taha; Salah Eldin S. Abdel-hafez; Ahmed M. Eltaher; Medhat Abdalla
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 102 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-0358
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