The impact of radiological anatomy in clearance of lower calyceal stones after shock wave lithotripsy in paediatric patients

European Urology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 188-193

  Tan, M Özgür ^a,b   Karaoǧlan, Üstünol ^a   Şen, Ilker ^a   Deniz, Nuri ^a   Bozkirli, Ibrahim ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Children; ESWL; Lower calyx; Residual calculi; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFUNDIBULUM; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CALYX; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STONE DISSOLUTION; UROGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037323461     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0302-2838(02)00492-X     Document Type: Article

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