Ureteroscopic treatment of ureteral stones: Only an auxiliary measure of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy or a primary therapeutic option?

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 177-181

  Osti, Avelino Hernandez ^a   Hofmockel, Georg ^a   Frohmüller, Hubert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

In situ ESWL; Ureteral stones; Ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 0030825901     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: 14230399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000283057     Document Type: Article

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