Retrograde intrarenal surgery for renal stones smaller than 2 cm

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 512-515

  Ho, C C K ^a   Hafidzul, J ^a   Praveen, S ^a   Goh, E H ^a   Bong, JJ ^a   Lee, B C ^a   Zulkifli, M Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; Kidney calculi; Lithotripsy; Retrograde intrarenal surgery; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY SURGERY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PROGNOSIS; REPEAT PROCEDURE; RETROGRADE INTRARENAL SURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955220340     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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