Pediatric extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy: Its efficiency at various locations in the upper tract

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 229-235

  Hammad, Fayez T ^a   Kaya, Mohammed ^b   Kazim, Essa ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b DUBAI HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY; UROLITHIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 60349103103     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2008.0133     Document Type: Article

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