Effectiveness of single flexible ureteroscopy for multiple renal calculi

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 431-435

  Herrera Gonzalez, Gerardo ^a   Netsch, Christopher ^a   Oberhagemann, Katja ^a   Bach, Thorsten ^a   Gross, Andreas J ^a  

^a ASKLEPIOS HOSPITAL BARMBEK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DATA BASE; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; URETEROSCOPE; URETEROSCOPY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLIABILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 79952691178     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2010.0233     Document Type: Article

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