Preliminary results of a randomized controlled trial of prophylactic shock wave lithotripsy for small asymptomatic renal calyceal stones

BJU International

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-8

  Keeley Jr , F X ^a   Tilling, K ^b   Elves, A ^a   Menezes, P ^a   Wills, M ^a   Rao, N ^c   Feneley, R ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Calyceal calculi; Conservative treatment; ESWL; Lithotripsy; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CALYX; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETEROSCOPY; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 0035152265     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.2001.00781.x     Document Type: Article

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