Experience in ESWL monotherapy using Lithostar - Comparative study on the efficacy of standard-tube with C-tube

Acta Urologica Japonica

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 239-243

  Tsuzuki, Masahiro ^a   Tsuchiya, Akira ^a   Kim, Taisei ^a   Kitsukawa, Shin Ichi ^a   Samejima, Takeshi ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C tube; ESWL; Lithostar; Standard tube

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; URETER STONE; UROLITHIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URETERAL CALCULI; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 0032038283     PISSN: 00181994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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