Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy to distal ureteric stones: The transgluteal approach significantly increases stone-free rates

BJU International

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Phipps, Simon ^a   Stephenson, Carolann ^a   Tolley, David ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

distal ureter; shockwave lithotripsy; ureteric stone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY; X RAY;

BUTTOCKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 84879689384     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.11738.x     Document Type: Article

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