Antegrade pyelography versus unenhanced multidetector CT in the assessment of urinary-tract stones after percutaneous nephrostomy insertion: A prospective blinded study

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 473-477

  Halachmi, Sarel ^a,b   Ghersin, Eduard ^a,b   Ginesin, Yeoshua ^a,b   Meretyk, Shimon ^a,b  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PYELOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGIST; RISK REDUCTION; UROLITHIASIS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URINARY CALCULI; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 34249877927     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2006.0364     Document Type: Article

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