Predictive parameters for medical expulsive therapy in ureteral stones: a critical evaluation

Urolithiasis

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 271-275

  Sahin, Cahit ^a,b   Eryildirim, Bilal ^a   Kafkasli, Alper ^a   Coskun, Alper ^a   Tarhan, Fatih ^a   Faydaci, Gokhan ^a   Sarica, Kemal ^a  

^a Dr Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

MET; Predictive parameter; Stone expulsion; Ureteral stone

Indexed keywords

SULFONAMIDE; TAMSULOSIN; URINARY TRACT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; URETER; URETERAL CALCULI; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SULFONAMIDES; URETER; URETERAL CALCULI; UROLOGICAL AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937761119     PISSN: 21947228     EISSN: 21947236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-015-0762-8     Document Type: Article

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