Optimizing Shock Wave Lithotripsy in the 21st Century{A figure is presented}

European Urology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 344-354

  Argyropoulos, Athanasios N ^a   Tolley, David A ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Instrumentation; Methods; Obesity; Shock wave lithotripsy; Treatment outcome; Ureteric stones

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; EDETIC ACID; SCAVENGER; STEROID; TROMETAMOL;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; LAPAROSCOPY; NOMENCLATURE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; SEPSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; URETEROSCOPY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROLITHIASIS;

HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SELECTION; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 34250734549     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2007.04.066     Document Type: Review

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