Ureteroscopy and holmium laser lithotripsy in pregnancy: Stents must be used postoperatively

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-110

  Akpinar, Haluk ^a,c   Tüfek, Ilter ^a   Alici, Bülent ^b   Kural, Ali Riza ^b  

^a Istanbul Florence Istanbul Nightingale Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CYSTOSCOPY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; KIDNEY COLIC; LITHOTRIPSY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URETER STENT; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 33644816696     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2006.20.107     Document Type: Article

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