Management of lower-pole stones of 0.8 to 1.5 cm maximal diameter by the minimally invasive percutaneous approach

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1851-1853

  Nagele, Udo ^a   Schilling, David ^a   Sievert, Karl Dietrich ^a   Stenzl, Arnulf ^a   Kuczyk, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; BALLOON CATHETER; CATHETER REMOVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETER CATHETER; URETEROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS;

EID: 52449102209     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2008.9791     Document Type: Conference Paper

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