Lower calyceal occlusion by autologous blood clot to prevent stone fragment reaccumulation after retrograde intra-renal surgery for lower calyceal stones: First experience of a new technique

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2501-2506

  Patel, Anup ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOLMIUM; NITINOL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY CALYX; KIDNEY SURGERY; LASER; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; URETER INJURY; URETER STENT; VALIDATION PROCESS; VENOUS BLOOD;

EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; KIDNEY CALICES; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; POSTURE; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 57349167445     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2008.0193     Document Type: Article

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