Residual Fragments After Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: Cost Comparison of Immediate Second Look Flexible Nephroscopy Versus Expectant Management

Journal of Urology

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 188-193

  Raman, Jay D ^a,b   Bagrodia, Aditya ^a   Bensalah, Karim ^a   Pearle, Margaret S ^a   Lotan, Yair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cost benefit analysis; decision support techniques; kidney; kidney calculi; nephrostomy; percutaneous

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SECOND LOOK FLEXIBLE NEPHROSCOPY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; SECOND-LOOK SURGERY;

EID: 71249097293     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.08.135     Document Type: Article

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