Bilateral single-session ureteroscopy with pneumatic lithotripsy for bilateral ureter stones: Feasible and safe

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 202-205

  Gunlusoy, Bulent ^a,b   Degirmenci, Tansu ^a   Arslan, Murat ^a   Kozacioǧlu, Zafer ^a   Nergiz, Nihat ^a   Minareci, Suleyman ^a   Ayder, Ali Riza ^a  

^a Izmir Bozyaka Teaching and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bilateral stones; Pneumatic lithotripsy; Ureterorenoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILATERAL URETEROSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PNEUMATIC LITHOTRIPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY;

ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 50849086708     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000144061     Document Type: Article

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