Flexible ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy for stones >2cm: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1257-1263

  Aboumarzouk, Omar M ^a,b,c   Monga, Manoj ^d   Kata, Slawomir G ^e   Traxer, Olivier ^f   Somani, Bhaskar K ^g  

^a ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Wales Deanery   (United Kingdom)

^c ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF GAZA   (Palestine)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^f HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPY AND LASER LITHOTRIPSY; HUMAN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEPHROLITHIASIS; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URETEROSCOPY;

HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URETEROSCOPES; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 84867199824     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2012.0217     Document Type: Review

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