Holmium: YAG laser lithotripsy versus pneumatic lithotripsy for treatment of distal ureteral calculi: A meta-analysis

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 408-414

  Yin, Xiangrui ^a   Tang, Ziwei ^b   Yu, Bei ^a   Wang, Yarong ^a   Li, Yuehua ^a   Yang, Qi ^a   Tang, Wei ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HEMATURIA; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMATIC LITHOTRIPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETER CATHETER; URETER INJURY; URETER STONE; URETERAL PERFORATION;

HEMATURIA; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; OPERATIVE TIME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI; URINARY CATHETERS;

EID: 84876113299     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2012.0324     Document Type: Article

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