Retrograde intra-renal surgery for stone extraction

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 204-207

  Zilberman, Dorit E ^a   Mor, Yoram ^a   Duvdevani, Mordechai ^a   Ramon, Jacob ^a   Winkler, Harry Z ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Complications; Renal calculi; Retrograde intra renal surgery; Stone extraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROGRADE INTRARENAL SURGERY; STENT; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34247563397     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: 16512065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365590601016321     Document Type: Article

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