Quality of life after percutaneous nephrolithotomy for caliceal diverticulum and secluded lower-pole renal stones

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 515-519

  Staios, Dimitrios ^a   Andrews, Henry O ^a   Shaik, Taufiq ^a   Buchholz, Noor N P ^a  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIVERTICULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DIVERTICULUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; KIDNEY CALICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34249915286     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2006.0432     Document Type: Article

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