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ESWL for stone in a retrocaval ureter: A case report

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A male patient with retrocaval ureter and right renal calculus is reported. Stone treatment by ESWL was successful and the patient became stone free after 10 weeks.

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  1. RG Stone Clinic, New Delhi, India

    V. Bhatia & C. S. Biyani

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Bhatia, V., Biyani, C.S. ESWL for stone in a retrocaval ureter: A case report. Int Urol Nephrol 26, 263–268 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02768208

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