Is stenting required before retrograde intrarenal surgery with access sheath

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 326-328

  Mahajan, P M ^a   Padhye, A S ^a   Bhave, A A ^a   Sovani, Y B ^a   Kshirsagar, Y B ^a   Bapat, S S ^a  

^a Ratna Memorial Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Preoperative stenting; Retrograde intrarenal surgery

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; GUIDE WIRE; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; KIDNEY SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROGRADE INTRARENAL SURGERY; SEPTICEMIA; STENT; URETER DILATATION; URETEROSCOPE; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 70349826527     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: 19983824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.56185     Document Type: Article

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