Radiographic anatomical factors do not predict clearance of lower caliceal calculus by shock-wave lithotripsy

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 226-229

  Viswaroop, Bobby ^a   Devasia, Antony ^a   Gnanaraj, Lionel ^a   Chacko, Ninan ^a   Kekre, Nitin ^a   Gopalakrishnan, Ganesh ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Lower caliceal calculus; Radiographic anatomical factors; Shock wave lithotripsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEVICE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CALYX; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INDIA; KIDNEY CALCULI; KIDNEY CALICES; LITHOTRIPSY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER;

EID: 22144449667     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365590510007748     Document Type: Article

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