Independent predictors of failure of shockwave lithotripsy for ureteral stones employing a second-generation lithotripter

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 201-205

  Delakas, Dimitrios ^a   Karyotis, Ioannis ^a   Daskalopoulos, George ^a   Lianos, Emmanuel ^a   Mavromanolakis, Emmanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IRAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DEVICE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; LITHOTRIPTOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OBSTRUCTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; URETER STONE;

EID: 0037982629     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/089277903765444302     Document Type: Article

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