Cold-knife retrograde endopyelotomy: A long-term follow-up

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 657-660

  Butani, Rajen P ^a   Eshghi, Majid ^a,b  

^a WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; COLD KNIFE RETROGRADE ENDOPYELOTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOTOMY; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY PELVIS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 42249114505     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2007.9828     Document Type: Article

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