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Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
Author(s) -
WHITFIELD H. N.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1983.tb03386.x
Subject(s) - percutaneous nephrolithotomy , medicine , percutaneous , kidney stones , surgery , urology
Summary— Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is becoming an established technique for the surgical management of renal stones. In a series of 48 patients treated by this method a success rate of 89% was achieved after an initial learning phase. The technique is suitable to be practised in any Department of Urology.