Advances in the surgical management of nephrolithiasis

Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-48

  Marguet, C G ^a   Springhart, W P ^a   Auge, B K ^b   Preminger, G M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Lithotripsy; Post operative complications; Urinary calculi, diagnosis; Urinary calculi, therapy

Indexed keywords

EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HUMAN; NEPHROLITHIASIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETEROSCOPE; UROLITHIASIS;

DECISION TREES; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY; URINARY CALCULI; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 3142766755     PISSN: 03932249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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