PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mary K. Samplaski
AU  - Brian H. Irwin
AU  - Mihir Desai
TI  - Less-invasive ways to remove stones from the kidneys and ureters
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.76a.09014
DP  - 2009 Oct 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 592--598
VI  - 76
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/10/592.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/10/592.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2009 Oct 01; 76
AB  - Less-invasive interventions for upper tract urolithiasis are extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy, ureteroscopy, and percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Each has advantages and disadvantages, depending on the location, size, and composition of the stone and on the patient’s renal anatomy, body habitus, and comorbidities.