Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy under Local Anesthesia: Analysis of the Effectiveness and Patient Tolerability

European Urology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 670-673

  Park, Hyoung Keun ^a   Paick, Sung Hyun ^a   Oh, Seung June ^a   Kim, Hyeon Hoe ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Pain; Ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URETER INJURY; URETER STONE; URETER STRICTURE; URETEROSCOPIC LITHOTRIPSY; URETEROSCOPY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 1842788007     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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