Percutaneous Nephrostolithotomy Versus Flexible Ureteroscopy/Holmium Laser Lithotripsy: Cost and Outcome Analysis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1012-1017

  Hyams, Elias S ^a   Shah, Ojas ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

costs and cost analysis; kidney calculi; lasers; lithotripsy; ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

HOLMIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETEROSCOPY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 68149160200     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.05.021     Document Type: Article

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