Prospective comparison of outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in elderly patients versus younger patients

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 996-1001

  Okeke, Zeph ^a   Smith, Arthur D ^a   Labate, Gaston ^b   D'Addessi, Alessandro ^c   Venkatesh, Ramakrishna ^d   Assimos, Dean ^e   Strijbos, Willem E M ^f   De La Rosette, Jean J M C H ^g  

^a The Arthur Smith Institute for Urology   (United States)

^b Department of Urology ^*  (Argentina)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^e WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^g ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAGHORN STONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865178307     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2012.0046     Document Type: Article

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