Percutaneous renal access: The learning curve of a simplified approach

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 457-460

  Negrete Pulido, Oscar ^a   Molina Torres, Marnes ^a   Castaño Tostado, Eduardo ^b   Loske, Achim M ^c   Gutiérrez Aceves, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^c CENTRO DE FÍSICA APLICADA Y TECNOLOGÍA AVANZADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION; UROLOGY;

COHORT STUDIES; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LEARNING; MARKOV CHAINS; PUNCTURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77950108280     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0210     Document Type: Article

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