Shock Wave Lithotripsy Correlates With Stone Density on Preoperative Computerized Tomography

Journal of Urology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 912-915

  Perks, Alexandra E ^a   Gotto, Geoffrey ^a   Teichman, Joel M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

calculi; emission computed; kidney; lithotripsy; tomography; ureter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENSITY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HOUNSFIELD DENSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; UROLITHIASIS;

HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 34547699884     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.05.043     Document Type: Article

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