Percutaneous nephrolithotomy with and without retrograde pyelography: a randomized clinical trial

OBJECTIVE: Since the introduction of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), many changes have been added regarding the entrance to pyelocalyceal system such as insertion of the needle pointed to an opaque stone as a guided landmark. We aim at comparing the outcomes of managing renal calculi with and w...

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Main Authors: Ali Tabibi, Hamed Akhavizadegan, Kia Nouri-Mahdavi, Mohammad Najafi-Semnani, Mojgan Karbakhsh, Ali R. Niroomand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2007-02-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382007000100004