Predictive factors of lower calyceal stone clearance after Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy (ESWL): The impact of radiological anatomy

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 496-501

  Lin, Chih Chieh ^a   Hsu, Yen Shen ^a,b   Chen, Kuang Kuo ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy; Infundibulopelvic angle; Kidney; Stone clearance; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; KIDNEY CALYX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PREDICTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56349087043     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70157-6     Document Type: Article

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