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01-08-2014 | Letter to the Editor

Is MICROPERC° really the new frontier of percutaneous nephrolithotripsy?

Authors: Davide Campobasso, Stefania Ferretti

Published in: Urolithiasis | Issue 4/2014

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The management of renal stones, with miniaturization and the advance in technology, has significantly changed in the last 50 years with the appearance of the flexible ureteroscope and mini-nephroscope. Reduced morbidity and mortality, mini-invasiveness, better results and less patient discomfort are the aims of any surgical procedure, especially when treating benign or non-life-threatening diseases. …

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Title: Is MICROPERC° really the new frontier of percutaneous nephrolithotripsy?
Authors: Davide Campobasso
Stefania Ferretti
Publication date: 01-08-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Urolithiasis / Issue 4/2014
Print ISSN: 2194-7228
Electronic ISSN: 2194-7236
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00240-014-0660-5

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