Flexible ureterorenoscopic management of lower-pole stone: Does the scope make the difference?

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1847-1850

  Traxer, Olivier ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; MORBIDITY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETEROSCOPY;

ALLOYS; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; PLIABILITY; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 52449134897     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2008.9792     Document Type: Conference Paper

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