The role of Acucise® endopyelotomy in the treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction

European Urology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 305-311

  Biyani, Chandra S ^a   Minhas, Suks ^a   Cast, James El ^a   Almond, David J ^a   Cooksey, Graeme ^a   Hetherington, John W ^a  

^a PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydronephrosis; Radiographic treatment; Ureteropelvic junction obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOPYELOTOMY; EXTRAVASATION; FOLLOW UP; HEMATURIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEPHROSTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOPLASTY; PYELOTOMY; RENOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; URETER STENT; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINOMA; BALLOON DILATATION; KIDNEY PELVIS; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; TIME; URETER OBSTRUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BALLOON DILATATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY PELVIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0036522517     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0302-2838(02)00002-7     Document Type: Article

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