Pneumatic lithotripsy for the management of ureteric calculi

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 101-103

  Kamran, Tahir ^a  

^a Ameeruddin Medical College PGMI Lahore General Hospital M Phil Stud   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Intracorporeal shockwaves Lithotripsy; Lithoclasty; Swiss lithoclast; Ureteral calculi

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEMATURIA; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PAKISTAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RENOGRAPHY; RETROGRADE PYELOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; SWITZERLAND; URETER INJURY; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 0038408748     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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