British Journal of Medical & Surgical Urology
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 14-20 , July 2008

What is the role of retrograde ureteroscopy in the management of large renal calculi?

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☆ Presented as a Poster at the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) Annual Meeting, 19th June 2007, Glasgow, UK.

PII: S1875-9742(08)00013-X

doi: 10.1016/j.bjmsu.2008.05.012

British Journal of Medical & Surgical Urology
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 14-20 , July 2008

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