Comparison of ureteroscopic procedures with rigid and semirigid ureteroscopes in pediatric population: Does the caliber of instrument matter?

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 733-738

  Tanriverdi, Orhan ^a   Silay, Mesrur Selcuk ^a   Kendirci, Muammer ^a   Kadihasanoglu, Mustafa ^a   AydIn, Mustafa ^a   Horasanli, Kaya ^a   Miroglu, Cengiz ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Rigid; Semi rigid; Ureteroscopy; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEARANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPE; URETEROSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPES; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 77955552156     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-010-2630-5     Document Type: Article

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