Evaluation of a synchronous twin-pulse technique for shock wave lithotripsy: The first prospective clinical study

BJU International

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 389-393

  Sheir, Khaled Z ^a,b   El Diasty, Tarek A ^a   Ismail, Amani M ^b  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Assessment; Clinical study; Twin pulse lithotripsy; Urinary calculi

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SEDATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN PULSE LITHOTRIPSY; URETER STONE; UROGRAPHY; UROLITHIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLIC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 14144253076     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05306.x     Document Type: Article

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