A Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Shock Wave Lithotripsy and Semirigid Ureteroscopy for the Management of Proximal Ureteral Calculi

Urology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1216-1221

  Salem, Hosni K ^a  

^a Cairo University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NOTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMIRIGID URETEROSCOPY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70849115499     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.06.076     Document Type: Article

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