Shock wave lithotripsy: Advances in technology and technique

Nature Reviews Urology

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 660-670

  Lingéman, James E ^a   McAteer, James A ^b   Gnessin, Ehud ^a   Evan, Andrew P ^b  

^a METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY SURGERY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NEPHROLITHOTOMY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETREATMENT; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; SHOCK WAVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URETER STONE;

HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 75149196453     PISSN: 17594812     EISSN: 17594820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrurol.2009.216     Document Type: Review

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