Urology
Volume 74, Issue 2 , Pages 259-262 , August 2009

The Preferred Treatment for Upper Tract Stones Is Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) or Ureteroscopic: Pro ESWL

  • Chaussy Christian

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Chaussy Christian, M.D., F.R.C.S., Department of Urology, Klinikum Harlaching, Staedtisches Klinikum Muenchen GmbH, Sanatoriumsplatz 2, D-81545, München, Germany
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  • Bergsdorf Thorsten

Received 3 June 2008 ,Accepted 4 August 2008.

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PII: S0090-4295(09)00462-2

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.08.522

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