Percutaneous nephrolithotomy for the treatment of lower pole renal calculi

Journal of the Canadian Urological Association

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 628-630

  Al Bareeq, Reem ^a   Denstedt, John D ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 70350469077     PISSN: 19116470     EISSN: 19116470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.982     Document Type: Article

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