Safety and Efficacy of Flexible Ureterorenoscopy and Holmium:YAG Lithotripsy for Intrarenal Stones in Anticoagulated Cases

Journal of Urology

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1415-1419

  Turna, Burak ^a   Stein, Robert J ^a   Smaldone, Marc C ^a   Santos, Bruno R ^a   Kefer, John C ^a   Jackman, Stephen V ^a   Averch, Timothy D ^a   Desai, Mihir M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

anticoagulants; endoscopy; kidney; kidney calculi; lasers

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URETER STONE; URETERORENOSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 40849145273     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.11.076     Document Type: Article

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