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01-08-2009 | Letter to the Editor

Perforation of hollow viscera as a result of lithotripsy caused by shock waves: why does this occur?

Authors: Miguel Arrabal-Martin, Miguel Angel Arrabal-Polo, Armando Zuluaga-Gomez

Published in: Urolithiasis | Issue 4/2009

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Title: Perforation of hollow viscera as a result of lithotripsy caused by shock waves: why does this occur?
Authors: Miguel Arrabal-Martin
Miguel Angel Arrabal-Polo
Armando Zuluaga-Gomez
Publication date: 01-08-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Urolithiasis / Issue 4/2009
Print ISSN: 2194-7228
Electronic ISSN: 2194-7236
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00240-009-0192-6

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