Ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy versus ballistic lithotripsy for treatment of ureteric stones: A prospective comparative study

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 341-345

  Garg, S ^a   Mandal, A K ^a   Singh, S K ^a   Naveen, A ^a   Ravimohan, M ^a   Aggarwal, M ^a   Mete, U K ^a   Santosh, K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Laser lithotripsy; Pneumatic lithotripsy; Ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLISTIC LITHOTRIPSY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ENERGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STONE DISSOLUTION; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LITHOTRIPSY; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65949103195     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000209369     Document Type: Article

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