Clinical experience with a new ultrasonic and LithoClast combination for percutaneous litholapaxy

BJU International

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 16-19

  Hofmann, R ^a   Olbert, P ^a   Weber, J ^a   Wille, S ^a   Varga, Z ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

LithoClast; Mechanical lithotripsy; Percutaneous litholapaxy; Renal stones; Ultrasonic lithotripsy

Indexed keywords

APATITE; CYSTINE; URIC ACID; WHEWELLITE;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CALYX; KIDNEY PELVIS; LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAGHORN STONE; ULTRASONIC LITHOTRIPSY; ULTRASOUND;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LENGTH OF STAY; LITHOTRIPSY; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 0036062476     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2002.02814.x     Document Type: Article

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