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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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Int Braz J Urol. 2008; 34: 143-50
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