Determination of ideal stent length for endourologic surgery

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 906-910

  Seong, Soo Jeon ^a   Yang, Su Choi ^a   Jeong, Hee Hong ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETER STENT; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION; URETEROSCOPY; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; STENTS; URETER; URETERAL CALCULI; UROGRAPHY; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34548858184     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2006.0476     Document Type: Article

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