Combined ureterorenoscopy and shockwave lithotripsy for large renal stone burden: An alternative to percutaneous nephrolithotomy?

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 464-468

  Hafron, Jason ^a   Fogarty, James D ^a   Boczko, Judd ^a   Hoenig, David M ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALKALINIZATION THERAPY; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NEPHROLITHOTOMY; NEPHROTOMY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; URETERORENOSCOPY; UROSEPSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; PATIENT SELECTION; RETREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 20444453268     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2005.19.464     Document Type: Conference Paper

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