Urology
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 38-43 , January 2010

Shock Wave Lithotripsy: A Randomized, Double-blind Trial to Compare Immediate Versus Delayed Voltage Escalation

This study was presented at the 23rd World Congress on Endourology and SWL 21st Basic Research Symposium, August 23-26, 2005, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

  • R. John D'A. Honey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Urology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: R. John D'A. Honey, M.D., M.A., F.R.C.S.C., Division of Urology, St. Michael's Hospital, 61 Queen Street East, Suite 9-103Q, Toronto, ON M5C 2T2 Canada
    • ,
  • A. Andrew Ray

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Urology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Daniela Ghiculete

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Urology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • University of Toronto Lithotripsy Associates

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Kenneth T. Pace

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Urology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Received 30 September 2008 ,Accepted 1 December 2008.

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PII: S0090-4295(09)00136-8

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.12.070

Urology
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