Holmium:YAG laser treatment of ureteral calculi: a 5-year experience
✍ Scribed by A. Farkas; L. Péteri; L. Lőrincz; M. A. Salah; T. Flaskó; A. Varga; Cs. Tóth
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 104 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0268-8921
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