Ureteroscopic management of lower-pole stones in a pediatric population

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1179-1182

  Cannon Jr , Glenn M ^a   Smaldone, Marc C ^b   Wu, Hsi Yang ^b   Bassett, Jeffrey C ^c   Bellinger, Mark F ^b   Docimo, Steven G ^b   Schneck, Francis X ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEPHROLITHIASIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URETER STENT; URETEROSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY CALCULI; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 35349013099     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2007.9911     Document Type: Article

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