Anatomic predictors of formation of lower caliceal calculi: Is it the time for three-dimensional computed tomography urography?

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2175-2179

  El Assmy, Ahmed ^a   Abo Elghar, Mohamed E ^b   El Nahas, Ahmed R ^a   Youssef, Ramy F ^a   El Diasty, Tarek ^b   Sheir, Khaled Z ^a,b  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STONE FORMATION; UROGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; KIDNEY CALICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 52449100689     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2008.0148     Document Type: Conference Paper

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