Success of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for distal ureteric stones in patients with and without hydronephrosis

UroToday International Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 4-

  Hafez, Hashem ^a   Ali, Mohamed Hassan ^a   Salem, Tarek ^a  

^a Suez Canal University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; Lower ureter; Stones

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958018068     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19394810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3834/uij.1944-5784.2010.10.05     Document Type: Article

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