Outcome of shock wave lithotripsy as monotherapy for large solitary renal stones (>2 cm in size) without stenting

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 359-363

  Rajaian, Shanmugasundaram ^a   Kumar, Santosh ^a   Gopalakrishnan, Ganesh ^a   Chacko, Ninan ^a   Devasia, Antony ^a   Kekre, Nitin ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

DJ stenting; Lithotripsy; renal calculi; SWL monotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOGRAPHY; DEVICE; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; RENOGRAPHY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STEINSTRASSE; URETER STENT;

EID: 77957929738     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: 19983824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.70568     Document Type: Article

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