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01-12-2020 | Laser | Letter to the Editor

The 365 μm holmium laser in flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy: prospect and risk coexist?

Authors: Zhijian Zhao, Guohua Zeng

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Title: The 365 μm holmium laser in flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy: prospect and risk coexist?
Authors: Zhijian Zhao
Guohua Zeng
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: Laser
Published in: World Journal of Urology / Issue 12/2020
Print ISSN: 0724-4983
Electronic ISSN: 1433-8726
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-019-03067-0