Lower pole ratio: A new and accurate predictor of lower pole stone clearance after shockwave lithotripsy?

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 700-703

  Yan, Kit Fong ^a   Peh, Sam Oon Hui ^a   Siew, Hong Ho ^a   Foo, Cheong Ng ^a   Quek, Pearllyn Leng Choo ^a   Kok, Kit Ng ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Caliceal anatomy; Lithotripsy; Lower pole; Predictor; Shockwave

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CALYX; LOWER POLE RATIO; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PATIENT; PELVIS; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; UROGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 6344280641     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2004.00877.x     Document Type: Review

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