Less-invasive ways to remove stones from the kidneys and ureters

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 592-598

  Samplaski, Mary K ^a   Irwin, Brian H ^b   Desai, Mihir ^c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; RECURRENCE; URETEROLITHIASIS; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 73949137926     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.76a.09014     Document Type: Review

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