Experience on semirigid ureteroscopy and pneumatic lithotripsy in children at a single center

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 719-723

  Yucel, Selcuk ^a   Akin, Yigit ^a   Kol, Arif ^a   Danisman, Ahmet ^a   Guntekin, Erol ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Lithotripsy; Pediatric ureteroscopy; Stone; Ureter; Ureteroscopic intervention; Ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPE; URETEROSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPES; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 81855185346     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-010-0599-2     Document Type: Review

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