Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy and Intracorporeal Lithotripsy for Proximal Ureteric Calculi - A Comparative Assessment of Efficacy and Safety

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 80-83

  Fong, Yan Kit ^a   Ho, S H ^a   Peh, O H ^a   Ng, F C ^a   Lim, P H C ^a   Quek, P L C ^a   Ng, K K ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Holmium; Shockwave; Ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; INTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STONE ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 1842762112     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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