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Effect of urine pH on the effectiveness of shock wave lithotripsy: A pilot study

AIM: Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is a well-established modality in the treatment of urolithiasis. Studying the effect of urine pH on SWL success is appealing as pH can be manipulated before SWL to insure a better outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a prospective study performed at a tertiary me...

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Autores principales: Majzoub, Ahmad, Al-Ani, Ammar, Gul, Tawiz, Kamkoum, Hatem, Al-Jalham, Khalid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4944620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27453649
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7796.184899