The Journal of Urology
Volume 172, Issue 3 , Pages 965-966 , September 2004

SPIRAL STENT VERSUS STANDARD STENT IN PATIENTS WITH MIDSIZE RENAL STONES TREATED WITH EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY: WHICH STENT WORKS BETTER? A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED TRIAL

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 Accepted for publication March 5, 2004.

PII: S0022-5347(05)61534-0

doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000134544.78768.12

The Journal of Urology
Volume 172, Issue 3 , Pages 965-966 , September 2004

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