Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy vs ureteroscopy as first-line therapy for patients with single, distal ureteric stones: A prospective randomized study

BJU International

Volumn 106, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1748-1752

  Verze, Paolo ^a   Imbimbo, Ciro ^a   Cancelmo, Gennaro ^a   Creta, Massimiliano ^a   Palmieri, Alessandro ^a   Mangiapia, Francesco ^a   Buonopane, Roberto ^a   Mirone, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

distal ureteric stones; extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy; ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETREATMENT; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPE; URETEROSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649248762     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09338.x     Document Type: Article

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