Tips and tricks for the management of retained ureteral stents

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 733-741

  Lam, John S ^a   Gupta, Mantu ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeon ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTOLITHOLAPAXY; ENDOUROLOGY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROGRADE PYELOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETER INJURY; URETER STENT; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 0036934795     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/08927790260472881     Document Type: Article

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