Emergency Ureteroscopic Management of Ureteral Stones: Why Not?

Urology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-31

  Osorio, Luis ^a   Lima, Estevao ^a   Soares, José ^a   Autorino, Riccardo ^a   Versos, Rui ^a   Lhamas, Arnaldo ^a   Marcelo, Filinto ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STONE FORMATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER CATHETER; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETERAL CALCULI; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 33846467053     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2006.08.1116     Document Type: Article

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