Treatment of ureteral and renal stones: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials

Journal of Urology

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 130-137

  Matlaga, Brian R ^a,b,c   Jansen, Jeroen P ^a,b,c   Meckley, Lisa M ^a,b,c   Byrne, Thomas W ^a,b,c   Lingeman, James E ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

calculi; kidney; lithotripsy; ureter; ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETREATMENT; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 84862147267     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.02.2569     Document Type: Article

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