The outcome of laparoscopic retroperitoneal ureterolithotomy for the management of upper ureteral stones larger than 10 mm: A comparison with rigid ureteroscopic removal of stones with lithoclast®

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 349-354

  Park, Woo Jin ^a   Kwon, Jun O ^a   Oh, Tae Hee ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Lithotripsy; Ureteral calculi; Ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LAPAROSCOPIC RETROPERITONEAL URETEROLITHOTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STONE; URETEROLITHOTOMY; URETEROSCOPE; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 65449187132     PISSN: 20056737     EISSN: 20056745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2009.50.4.349     Document Type: Article

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