Correlation of upper-tract cytology, retrograde pyelography, ureteroscopic appearance, and ureteroscopic biopsy with histologic examination of upper-tract transitional cell carcinoma

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-76

  Williams, Steve K ^a   Denton, Karin J ^b   Minervini, Andrea ^a   Oxley, Jon ^b   Khastigir, Jay ^a   Timoney, Anthony G ^a   Keeley Jr , Francis X ^a,b  

^a BRISTOL UROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROURETERECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROGRADE PYELOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; URETEROSCOPY; UROGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URETERAL NEOPLASMS; URETEROSCOPY; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 38349125418     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2007.9853     Document Type: Article

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