History of urolithiasis

Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 177-185

  Eknoyan, Garabed ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder stones; Hippocratic Oath; History of lithotomy; History of nephrology; History of urology; Nephrolithiasis; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA EXTRACT; ALKALI; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA URSI EXTRACT; CALCIUM OXIDE; CHAMOMILE; CITRATE POTASSIUM; DANDELION EXTRACT; FENUGREEK EXTRACT; GUMMA ARABICA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDRANGEA EXTRACT; MANDRAGORA EXTRACT; OPIATE; PARSNIP EXTRACT; POTASSIUM CARBONATE; SODIUM CARBONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANESTHESIST; ASEPSIS; BLADDER STONE; BLEEDING; CIVILIZATION; CLERGY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FISTULA; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; INCONTINENCE; INFECTION; KIDNEY SURGERY; LITHOTOMY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PAIN; PERINEUM; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; URETER SURGERY; UROLITHIASIS; X RAY;

EID: 26244467264     PISSN: 15348644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BMM:2:3:177     Document Type: Review

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