Urology
Volume 74, Issue 2 , Pages 256-258 , August 2009

Ureteroscopic Superiority to Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy for the Treatment of Small-to-medium-sized Intrarenal Non-staghorn Calculi

  • Brian H. Irwin
    • ,
  • Mihir Desai

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Mihir Desai, M.D., Department of Urology, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195

Received 18 December 2008 ,Accepted 5 April 2009.

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PII: S0090-4295(09)00461-0

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.04.011

Urology
Volume 74, Issue 2 , Pages 256-258 , August 2009

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