Kidney Stones

References

Citations

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  2. Teichman JMH (2004). Acute renal colic from ureteral calculus. New England Journal of Medicine, 350(7): 684–693.

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  5. American Urological Association and European Association of Urology (2007). Ureteral Calculi: 2007 Guideline for the Management of Ureteral Calculi. Available online: http://www.auanet.org/content/guidelines-and-quality-care/clinical-guidelines.cfm?sub=uc.

Other Works Consulted

  • Stoller ML (2008). Urinary stone disease. In EA Tanagho, JW McAninch, eds., Smith's General Urology, 17th ed., pp. 246–277. New York: McGraw-Hill.

  • Ziyadeh FN, Goldfarb S (2005). Nephrolithiasis. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., ACP Medicine, section 10, chap. 12. New York: WebMD.


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Author: Monica Rhodes Last Updated: May 4, 2009
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