Endourologic management of severely encrusted ureteral stents

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1203-1206

  Lojanapiwat, Bannakij ^a,b  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Endourologic management; Severely encrusted ureteral stent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOUROLOGY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; URETER STENT; URETEROSCOPY; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ADULT; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; URETER; URETERAL CALCULI; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 31544453902     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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