Ultrasonography Is Not Inferior to Fluoroscopy to Guide Extracorporeal Shock Waves during Treatment of Renal and Upper Ureteric Calculi: A Randomized Prospective Study

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the visualization modality (ultrasound or fluoroscopy) used during shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) affects the clinical outcome in those instances where both imaging modalities are optional. METHODS: Between November 2014 and July 2016, 114 patients with radiopaque uppe...

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Autores principales: Van Besien, Jeroen, Uvin, Pieter, Hermie, Isabeau, Tailly, Thomas, Merckx, Luc
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5447263/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28589147
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7802672

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5447263/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28589147
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7802672

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