Flexible ureterorenoscopy versus miniaturized PNL for solitary renal calculi of 10-30 mm size

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 755-759

  Knoll, Thomas ^a   Jessen, Jan Peter ^a   Honeck, Patrick ^a   Wendt Nordahl, Gunnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Kidney; Upper urinary tract; Urinary calculi; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSTRUMENTATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PATHOLOGY; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETEROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY CALCULI; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 81855218718     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-011-0784-y     Document Type: Article

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