Clinical Outcomes of Flexible Ureteroscopic International Braz J Urol Vol. 34 (2): 143-150, March - April, 2008 Outcomes of Flexible Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy with Holmium Laser for Upper Urinary Tract Calculi

Marcello Cocuzza, Jose R. Colombo Jr, Antonio L. Cocuzza, Frederico Mascarenhas, Fabio Vicentini, Eduardo Mazzucchi, Miguel Srougi

Division of Urology, University of Sao Paulo, USP and Department of Urology, Syrian-Lebanese Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Key words: ; calculi; Lithotripsy; Holmium laser Int Braz J Urol. 2008; 34: 143-50

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