Impact of obesity on ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy of urinary tract calculi

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-41

  Natalin, Ricardo ^a   Xavier, Keith ^a   Okeke, Zephaniah ^a   Gupta, Mantu ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Calculi; Ho YAG Laser; Obesity; Ureter; Ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SOLID STATE LASER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 67649592245     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-55382009000100006     Document Type: Article

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