Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for lower pole calculi smaller than one centimeter

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 517-520

  Chaussy, Christian ^a   Bergsdorf, Thorsten ^a  

^a Klinikum Harlaching   (Germany)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy; Lower pole; Nephrolithiasis

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349092434     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: 19983824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.44260     Document Type: Conference Paper

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