Predictive value of preoperative unenhanced computed tomography during ureteroscopic lithotripsy: A single institute's experience

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 772-777

  Kim, Sunchan ^a   Choi, Seung Kwon ^a   Lee, Sol Min ^a   Choi, Taesoo ^a   Lee, Dong Gi ^a   Min, Gyeong Eun ^a   Jeon, Seung Hyun ^a   Lee, Hyung Lae ^a   Chung, Jun Young ^a   Joh, Jin Hyun ^b   Yoo, Koo Han ^a  

^a Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ureteral calculi; Ureteroscopy; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPIC LITHOTRIPSY; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 84887558458     PISSN: 20056737     EISSN: 20056745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2013.54.11.772     Document Type: Article

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