Does lithotripsy increase stone recurrence? A comparative study between extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy and non-fragmenting percutaneous nephrolithotomy

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of stone fragmentation on late stone recurrence by comparing the outcome of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) and non-fragmenting percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), and to investigate factors contributing to recurrent calculi. PATIENTS AND METHODS: W...

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Autores principales: El-Assmy, Ahmed, Harraz, Ahmed M., Eldemerdash, Yasser, Elkhamesy, Mohammed, El-Nahas, Ahmed R., Elshal, Ahmed M., Sheir, Khaled Z.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Stones/Endourology Original article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4963164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27489737
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aju.2016.02.004

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4963164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27489737
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aju.2016.02.004

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