Outcomes of ureteroscopy for stone disease in pregnancy: Results from a systematic review of the literature

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 380-386

  Laing, K A ^a   Lam, T B L ^a   Mcclinton, S ^a   Cohen, N P ^a   Traxer, O ^c   Somani, B K ^b  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

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

^c HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

Laser; Lithotripsy; Pregnancy; Stones; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREMATURE UTERINE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; URETER STONE; URETERAL PERFORATION; URETEROSCOPY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROLOGIC STENT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 84871244546     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: 14230399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000343732     Document Type: Review

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