Synchronous Bilateral Percutaneous Nephrostolithotomy: Analysis of Clinical Outcomes, Cost and Surgeon Reimbursement

Journal of Urology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 149-153

  Bagrodia, Aditya ^a   Raman, Jay D ^a   Bensalah, Karim ^a   Pearle, Margaret S ^a   Lotan, Yair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

kidney calculi; nephrostomy; percutaneous; urolithiasis; urologic surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57149102466     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.09.011     Document Type: Article

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