From 'stone cutting' to high-technology methods: The changing face of stone surgery

Affiliations

¹ Endourology and Stone Services, Barts and The London NHS Trust, London EC1A 7BE, UK ; Urology, The City Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
² Urology, The City Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
³ Endourology and Stone Services, Barts and The London NHS Trust, London EC1A 7BE, UK.

Review

Noor Buchholz et al. Arab J Urol. 2011 Mar.

. 2011 Mar;9(1):25-7.

doi: 10.1016/j.aju.2011.03.008. Epub 2011 May 6.

¹ Endourology and Stone Services, Barts and The London NHS Trust, London EC1A 7BE, UK ; Urology, The City Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
² Urology, The City Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
³ Endourology and Stone Services, Barts and The London NHS Trust, London EC1A 7BE, UK.

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Keywords: PCNL, percutaneous nephrolithotomy; UAE, United Arab Emirates; URS, ureterorenoscopy.

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