Risks and benefits of the intercostal approach for percutaneous nephrolithotripsy

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 271-281

  Lang, Erich K ^a,d   Thomas, Raju ^b   Davis, Rodney ^b   Colon, Ivan ^a   Cheung, Wellman ^a   Sethi, Erum ^a   Rudman, Ernest ^a   Hanano, Amer ^a   Myers, Leann ^c   Kagen, Alexander ^a  

^a Downstate Health Sciences University   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calculi; Complications; Kidney; Lithotripsy; Nephrostomy; Percutaneous; Thorax

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY; PNEUMOTHORAX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; PNEUMOTHORAX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949334443     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-55382009000300003     Document Type: Article

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