Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy vs. percutaneous nephrolithotomy vs. flexible ureterorenoscopy for lower-pole stones

Arab Journal of Urology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 336-341

  Knoll, Thomas ^a   Buchholz, Noor ^b   Wendt Nordahl, Gunnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy; Lower pole; Percutaneous nephrolithotomy; Ureterorenoscopy; Urinary calculi

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FLEXIBLE URETERORENOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOWER POLE STONE; MEDLINE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OPERATION DURATION; PEER REVIEW; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PUBLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 84866001395     PISSN: 2090598X     EISSN: 20905998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aju.2012.06.004     Document Type: Review

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