Endoscopic lithotripsy with the holmium:
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Matsuoka, Kei; Iida, Shizuka; Inoue, Michiro; Yoshii, Shinichi; Arai, Koji; Tomi
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Background and Objective: The holmium:YAG (Ho:YAG) laser can be used not only for soft tissue but also for hard tissue such as urinary calculi. The objective of this study was to assess the usefulness of the Ho:YAG laser for endoscopic lithotripsy in patients with urinary tract stone. Study Des