A single percutaneous access and flexible nephroscopy is the best treatment for a full staghorn calculus

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1835-1837

  Williams, Steve K ^a   Leveillee, Raymond J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOSCOPY; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; NEPHROSCOPY; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STAGHORN STONE;

HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; KIDNEY CALICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; PLIABILITY;

EID: 52449098043     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2008.9795     Document Type: Conference Paper

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