Flexible ureterorenoscopy and holmium laser lithotripsy for the management of renal stone burdens that measure 2 to 3cm: A multi-institutional experience

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1583-1588

  Hyams, Elias S ^a   Munver, Ravi ^b   Bird, Vincent G ^c   Uberoi, Jayant ^b   Shah, Ojas ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; IMAGING; KIDNEY SURGERY; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PERFORATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLITARY KIDNEY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT INDICATION; URETER RUPTURE; URETERORENOSCOPY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE RETENTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETEROSCOPES; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 77958001615     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0629     Document Type: Article

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