Slow delivery rate improves the outcome of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

Japanese Journal of Urology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 625-631

  Kimura, Motohiko ^a   Shimura, Hisanobu ^a   Sasagawa, Toru ^b  

^a Niigata Kobari Hospital   (Japan)

^b Sasagawa Clinic

Author keywords

Delivery rate of Shockwaves; Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; The stone free rate

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROLITHIASIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449135422     PISSN: 00215287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol.100.625     Document Type: Article

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