Hand-assisted laparoscopic ureterolysis to treat ureteral obstruction secondary to idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis: Assessment of a novel technique and initial series

Urology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-49

  Brown, James A ^a   Garlitz, Cristopher J ^b   Hubosky, Scott G ^b   Gomella, Leonard G ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FUROSEMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FEMALE; HAND ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC URETEROLYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCINTISCANNING; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; URETER INJURY; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETER STENT; URETER SURGERY;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; STENTS; URETER; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 33745872603     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2006.01.048     Document Type: Article

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