Urology
Volume 70, Issue 1 , Pages 7-10 , July 2007

Comparison of Two Ventilation Techniques During General Anesthesia for Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy: High-Frequency Jet Ventilation Versus Spontaneous Ventilation with a Laryngeal Mask Airway

Received 2 November 2006 ,Accepted 12 March 2007.

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PII: S0090-4295(07)00390-1

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.03.045

Urology
Volume 70, Issue 1 , Pages 7-10 , July 2007