Retrograde intrarenal surgery for lower pole renal calculi smaller than one centimeter

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 544-550

  Shah, Hemendra ^a,b  

^a R G Stone Urological Research Institute   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Flexible ureteroscopy; Holmium laser lithotripsy; Lower calyx; Management; Renal calculi; Retrograde intrarenal surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349195126     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: 19983824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.44265     Document Type: Conference Paper

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