Slow versus fast shock wave lithotripsy rate for urolithiasis: A prospective randomized study

Journal of Urology

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 127-130

  Madbouly, Khaled ^a   El Tiraifi, Abdel Moneim ^a   Seida, Mohamed ^a   El Faqih, Salah R ^a   Atassi, Ramiz ^a   Talic, Riyadh F ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Lithotripsy; Treatment outcome; Ultrasonics; Urinary calculi

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STONE; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 10344222697     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000147820.36996.86     Document Type: Article

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