Preliminary results of a randomized controlled trial of prophylactic shock wave lithotripsy for small asymptomatic renal calyceal stones
Open Access
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wiley in BJU International
- Vol. 87 (1) , 1-8
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1464-410x.2001.00781.x
Abstract
Objective To report a prospective, randomized study to determine whether prophylactic extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) is justified as a treatment for small, asymptomatic calyceal stones....Keywords
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