Ureteroscopy and pneumatic lithotripsy, followed by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for the treatment of distal ureteral stones

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 441-444

  Gurbuz, Zafer Gökhan ^a   Gonen, Murat ^a   Fazlioglu, Adem ^a   Akbulut, Habib ^a  

^a Biz Sit ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Pneumatic lithotripsy; Ureteral calculi; Ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER PERFORATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PNEUMATIC LITHOTRIPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 0036378359     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2002.00499.x     Document Type: Article

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