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

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  1. University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    David Schilling & Tanja Hüsch

  2. Community Hospital Ebersberg, Ebersberg, Germany

    Markus Bader

  3. Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

    Thomas R. Herrmann

  4. Community Hospital Hall in Tirol, Hall in Tirol, Austria

    Udo Nagele

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Schilling, D., Hüsch, T., Bader, M. et al. Nomenclature in PCNL or The Tower Of Babel: a proposal for a uniform terminology. World J Urol 33, 1905–1907 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-015-1506-7

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