Whether post-ureteroscopy stenting is necessary or not?

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 845-848

  Al Ba'adani, Tawfik ^a   Ghilan, Abdulelah ^a   El Nono, Ibrahim ^a   Alwan, Mohammed ^a   Bingadhi, Abdulraheem ^a  

^a SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETER STENT; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY; URINE COLOR; YEMEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 33746432078     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 03795284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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