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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Impact of the degree of hydronephrosis on the efficacy of in situ extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy for proximal ureteral calculi

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Pages 208-213 | Received 21 Jul 2006, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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