Cost-Efficacy Comparison of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy and Endoscopic Laser Lithotripsy in Distal Ureteral Stones*

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 289-291

  Francesca, Francesco ^a   Grasso, Marco ^b   Lucchelli, Massimo ^a   Broglia, Luigi ^b   Cammelli, Lorenzo ^b   Zoppei, Gianna ^a   Rigatti, Patrizio ^a  

^a Department of Urology and Health Care Direction ^*  (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER; LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STONE DISSOLUTION; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 0027891818     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.1993.7.289     Document Type: Article

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