Is extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy the preferred treatment option for elderly patients with urinary stone? A multivariate analysis of the effect of patient age on treatment outcome

BJU International

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 392-395

  Ng, Chi Fai ^a   Wong, Annie ^a   Tolley, David ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation studies; Lithotripsy; Technology; Urinary calculi

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLITHIASIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 34447115312     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.06909.x     Document Type: Article

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