Cost analysis of ureteroscopy (URS) vs extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the management of ureteric stones <10 mm in adults: a UK perspective
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Andrew J. Dickinson; Robert C. Calvert; Kay Thomas; Sophie Carlisle; Margaret Constanti
- Source
- BJU International. 125:457-466
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test
Total cost
business.industry
Urology
030232 urology & nephrology
Psychological intervention
Nice
Guideline
Quality-adjusted life year
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Emergency medicine
Cost analysis
Medicine
Ureteroscopy
business
computer
computer.programming_language
- Language
- ISSN
- 1464-4096
OBJECTIVES To compare the total cost of a treatment strategy starting with ureteroscopy (URS) vs a strategy starting with extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL). METHODS For ureteric stones of