Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for management of residual stones after ureterolithotripsy versus mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a retrospective study.

PURPOSE: To compare the efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in managing residual stones after ureterolithotripsy and mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective study was carried out of 71 patients with proximal urinary tract stones (greater than 10 mm) wh...

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Main Authors: Zhichao Huang, Xiaokun Zhao, Lei Zhang, Zhaohui Zhong, Ran Xu, Lianping Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3681774?pdf=render