Does Degree of Hydronephrosis Affect Success of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy for Distal Ureteral Stones?

Urology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 431-435

  El Assmy, Ahmed ^a   El Nahas, Ahmed R ^a   Youssef, Ramy F ^a   El Hefnawy, Ahmed S ^a   Sheir, Khaled Z ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 33947203735     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2006.11.010     Document Type: Article

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