Shock Wave Lithotripsy or Ureteroscopy for the Management of Proximal Ureteral Calculi: An Old Discussion Revisited

Journal of Urology

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1157-1163

  Kijvikai, Kittinut ^a,b   Haleblian, George E ^c   Preminger, Glenn M ^c   de la Rosette, Jean ^b  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

lithotripsy; minimally invasive; surgical procedures; ureter; ureteral calculi; ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING TENDENCY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; URETER STENT; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY;

FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC DISORDERS; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 34548491195     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.05.132     Document Type: Review

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