RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Less-invasive ways to remove stones from the kidneys and ureters
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 592
OP 598
DO 10.3949/ccjm.76a.09014
VO 76
IS 10
A1 Mary K. Samplaski
A1 Brian H. Irwin
A1 Mihir Desai
YR 2009
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/10/592.abstract
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.