Pneumatic lithotripsy for large ureteral stones: Is it the first line treatment?

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 759-764

  Tunc, Lutfi ^a   Kupeli, Bora ^a   Senocak, Cagri ^a   Alkibay, Turgut ^a   Sözen, Sinan ^a   Karaoglan, Ustunol ^a   Bozkirli, Ibrahim ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Large ureteral stones; Pneumatic lithotripsy; Ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER PERFORATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMATIC LITHOTRIPSY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY; UROGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 34548407053     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-006-9084-7     Document Type: Article

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