A randomized controlled study to analyze the safety and efficacy of percutaneous nephrolithotripsy and retrograde intrarenal surgery in the management of renal stones more than 2cm in diameter

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-57

  Bryniarski, Piotr ^a   Paradysz, Andrzej ^a   Zyczkowski, Marcin ^a   Kupilas, Andrzej ^a   Nowakowski, Krzysztof ^a   Bogacki, Rafał ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY SURGERY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OPERATION DURATION; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROGRADE INTRARENAL SURGERY; SAFETY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CALCULI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84555216810     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2011.0235     Document Type: Article

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