Prospective randomized trial comparing shock wave lithotripsy and ureteroscopy for management of distal ureteral calculi

Journal of Urology

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1255-1260

  Pearle, Margaret S ^b   Nadler, Robert ^b   Bercowsky, Eduardo ^b   Chen, Cathy ^b   Dunn, Matt ^b   Figenshau, R Sherburne ^b   Hoenig, David M ^b   Mcdougall, Elspeth M ^b   Mutz, Jackie ^b   Nakada, Stephen Y ^b   Shalhav, Arieh L ^b   Sundaram, Chandru ^b   Wolf Jr , J Stuart ^b   Clayman, Ralph V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Laser; Lithotripsy; Ureteral calculi; Ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSURIA; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER INJURY; URETER STONE; URETER STRICTURE; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 0034821297     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)65748-5     Document Type: Article

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