The impact of pelvicaliceal features on problematic lower pole stone clearance in different age groups

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-37

  Gurocak, Serhat ^a,b   Kupeli, Bora ^a   Acar, Cenk ^a   Tan, Mustafa Ozgur ^a   Karaoglan, Ustunol ^a   Bozkirli, Ibrahim ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Infundibulopelvic angle; Lithotripsy; Lower pole stone; Pelvicaliceal features; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRICS; STONE ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLITHIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41549119066     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-007-9220-z     Document Type: Article

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