The use of ungating with the Medstone lithotriptor

Journal of Urology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 896-898

  Cass, A S ^a  

^a Midwest Urologic Stone Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy; heart rate; urinary calculi

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STONE; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 0029781577     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65653-2     Document Type: Article

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