Factors affecting the success of ureteroscopy in management of ureteral stone diseases in children

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1273-1277

  Turunc, Tahsin ^a   Kuzgunbay, Baris ^a   Gul, Umit ^a   Kayis, Aliye Atay ^b   Bilgilisoy, Ugur Taylan ^a   Aygun, Cem ^a   Ozkardes, Hakan ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTINE; HYPOXANTHINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM OXALATE STONE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STONE ANALYSIS; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY; URIC ACID STONE; URINE CULTURE; COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 77955181720     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0476     Document Type: Article

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