Urology
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 289-293 , August 2010

A Randomized Comparison of Totally Tubeless and Standard Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Elderly Patients

Received 7 May 2009 ,Accepted 21 November 2009.

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PII: S0090-4295(10)00018-X

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.11.077

Urology
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 289-293 , August 2010

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