Use of renal ultrasound to detect hydronephrosis after ureteroscopy

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1399-1402

  Manger, Jules P ^a   Mendoza, Pierre J ^a   Babayan, Richard K ^a   Wang, David S ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLANK PAIN; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; URETEROSCOPY;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 70349210433     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0392     Document Type: Article

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