Therapeutic options for proximal ureter stone: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy versus semirigid ureterorenoscope with holmium: Yttrium-aluminum- garnet laser lithotripsy

Urology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1075-1079

  Wu, Ching Fang ^a   Chen, Chih Shou ^b   Lin, Wei Yu ^b   Shee, Jia Jen ^b   Lin, Chun Liang ^b   Chen, Yu ^b   Huang, Wen Shih ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FLANK PAIN; HEMATURIA; HOLMIUM LASER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPES; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 20444504784     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.12.026     Document Type: Article

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