Use of stents after ureteroscopic stone removal

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 383-385

  Gerber, Glenn S ^a   Stockton, Benjamin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOUROLOGY; EXTRACTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; LITHOTRIPSY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STONE REMOVAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; URETER INJURY; URETER STENT; URETER STONE; URETER SURGERY; URETEROSCOPY;

CANADA; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STENTS; UNITED STATES; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY; UROLOGY;

EID: 33745918327     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2006.20.383     Document Type: Review

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