Ureteric stents compromise stone clearance after shockwave lithotripsy for ureteric stones: Results of a matched-pair analysis

BJU International

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-80

  Argyropoulos, Athanasios N ^a   Tolley, David A ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Matched pair analysis; Outcome; Shockwave lithotripsy; Stent; Ureteric stones

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STENT; URETER STONE;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STENTS; TREATMENT FAILURE; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 57649220951     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.07886.x     Document Type: Article

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