Eighteen-year experience with the Medstone STS lithotripter: Safety, efficacy, and evolving practice patterns

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1417-1421

  Pedro, Renato Nardi ^a   Lee, Courtney ^a   Weiland, Derek ^a   Ugarte, Roland ^a   Willihnganz, Katie ^a   Monga, Manoj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STONE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 50649120093     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2007.0373     Document Type: Article

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