Ureteroscopic management of renal calculi in anomalous kidneys.

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Published in Urology on February 01, 2005

Authors

Alon Z Weizer1, W Patrick Springhart, Wesley O Ekeruo, Brian R Matlaga, Yeh H Tan, Dean G Assimos, Glenn M Preminger

Author Affiliations

1: The Comprehensive Kidney Stone Center, The Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.

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