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01-11-2015 | Letter to the Editor

Nomenclature in PCNL or The Tower Of Babel: a proposal for a uniform terminology

Authors: David Schilling, Tanja Hüsch, Markus Bader, Thomas R. Herrmann, Udo Nagele, Training and Research in Urological Surgery and Technology (T.R.U.S.T.)-Group

Published in: World Journal of Urology | Issue 11/2015

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Dear Editor, …

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Title: Nomenclature in PCNL or The Tower Of Babel: a proposal for a uniform terminology
Authors: David Schilling
Tanja Hüsch
Markus Bader
Thomas R. Herrmann
Udo Nagele
Training and Research in Urological Surgery and Technology (T.R.U.S.T.)-Group
Publication date: 01-11-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: World Journal of Urology / Issue 11/2015
Print ISSN: 0724-4983
Electronic ISSN: 1433-8726
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-015-1506-7

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