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Management of upper ureteral stones exceeding 15 mm in diameter: Shock wave lithotripsy versus semirigid ureteroscopy with holmium:yttrium–aluminum–garnet laser lithotripsy

OBJECTIVES: We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the efficacy and outcome of shock wave lithotripsy versus semirigid ureteroscopy in the management of the proximal ureteral stones of diameter exceeding 15 mm. METHODS: During the 2009−2014 study period, 147 patients presenting with the prox...

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Autores principales: Aboutaleb, Hamdy, Omar, Mohamed, Salem, Shady, Elshazly, Mohamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5354178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28348743
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050312116685180