Combined Electrohydraulic and Holmium:YAG Laser Ureteroscopic Nephrolithotripsy of Large (Greater Than 4 cm) Renal Calculi

Journal of Urology

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 168-173

  Mariani, Albert J ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

holmium; kidney calculi; lithotripsy; ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER IRRIGATION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYSTALGIA; DRILL; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY TUBULE PRESSURE; LASER; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OBESITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; URETEROSCOPY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALUMINUM; FEMALE; HOLMIUM; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URETEROSCOPY; YTTRIUM;

EID: 33845314725     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.08.066     Document Type: Article

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