Spontaneous fracture of indwelling ureteral stents in patients treated with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: Two case reports

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-19

  Ilker, Y ^a   Turkeri L ^a   Dillioglugil O ^a   Akdas A ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; URETER STENT;

EID: 0029982398     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02550132     Document Type: Article

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