Ureteroscopic removal of mid and proximal ureteral calculi

Journal of Urology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 38-42

  Erhard, Michael ^b   Salwen, Julia ^b   Bagley, Demetrius H ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Calculi; Endoscopy; Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy; Ureter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY;

DILATATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LITHOTRIPSY; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPES; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 0029655811     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)66533-9     Document Type: Article

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