Double-J ureteric stent encrustations: Clinical study on crystal formation on polyurethane stents

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 100-104

  Robert, Maxime ^a   Boularan, Anne Marie ^b   El Sandid, Marwan ^a   Grasset, Daniel ^a  

^a Urology Department   (France)

^b LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Encrustations; Stents; Ureter

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE; BIOMATERIAL; CALCIUM OXALATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; POLYURETHAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENDOUROLOGY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSTRUCTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; URETER STENT; URINARY TRACT CANCER; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 0031018785     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: 14230399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000282959     Document Type: Article

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