Urology
Volume 72, Issue 5 , Pages 987-990 , November 2008

Role of Papaverine Hydrochloride Administration in Patients With Intractable Renal Colic: Randomized Prospective Trial

Received 11 May 2008 ,Accepted 4 July 2008.

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PII: S0090-4295(08)00903-5

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.07.030

Urology
Volume 72, Issue 5 , Pages 987-990 , November 2008