Clinical evaluation of double-pigtail stent in patients with upper urinary tract diseases: Report of 2685 cases

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-70

  Hao, Ping ^a   Li, Weibing ^a   Song, Caiping ^a   Yan, Junan ^a   Song, Bo ^a   Li, Longkun ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER IRRITATION; CATHETER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEVER; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENOSIS; STENT; URETEROSCOPY; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; STENTS; URETER; URETERAL DISEASES; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 38349166459     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2007.0114     Document Type: Article

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