Prospective randomized trial comparing shock wave lithotripsy and ureteroscopic lithotripsy for management of large upper third ureteral stones

Urology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 480-484

  Lee, Ying Huei ^a   Tsai, Jeng Yu ^b   Jiaan, Bang Ping ^b   Wu, Tony ^b   Yu, Chia Chen ^b  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; HYSTEROSCOPE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STONE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 33644774524     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2005.09.067     Document Type: Article

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