Comparative follow-up of patients with acute and obtuse infundibulum-pelvic angle submitted to extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for lower caliceal stones: Preliminary report and proposed study design

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 157-161

  Sampaio, Francisco J B ^a   D'Anunciação, André L ^b   Silva, Eduardo C G ^b  

^a Urogenital Research Unit   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFUNDIBULUM; KIDNEY PELVIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031006806     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.1997.11.157     Document Type: Article

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