A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial to Compare Shock Wave Frequencies of 60 and 120 Shocks per Minute for Upper Ureteral Stones

Journal of Urology

Volumn 182, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 1418-1423

  Honey, R J D 'A ^a   Schuler, T D ^a   Ghiculete, D ^a   Pace, K T ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

lithotripsy; randomized controlled trial publication type ; ureteral calculi; urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STENT; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY;

DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 69749109750     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.06.019     Document Type: Article

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