Comparative results of shockwave lithotripsy for renal calculi in upper, middle, and lower calices

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 951-956

  Turna, Burak ^a   Ekren, Fatih ^a   Nazli, Oktay ^a   Akbay, Kaan ^a   Altay, Baris ^a   Ozyurt, Ceyhun ^a   Cikili, Necmettin ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; KIDNEY CALYX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RETREATMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 35348968967     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2006.0275     Document Type: Article

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