Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 24, Issue 10 , Pages 507-513 , October 2008

Impact of Hydronephrosis on Treatment Outcome of Solitary Proximal Ureteral Stone After Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy

  • Hsi-Lin Hsiao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Min-Sheng Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Shu-Pin Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Wen-Jeng Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Yung-Chin Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Wei-Ming Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Yii-Her Chou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Ai-Wen Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chun-Hsiung Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shu-Chin Sun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chia-Chu Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr Chia-Chu Liu, Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan

Received 6 August 2008 ,Accepted 3 November 2008.

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PII: S1607-551X(09)70009-9

doi: 10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70009-9

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 24, Issue 10 , Pages 507-513 , October 2008

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