Placement of metallic stents in ureters obstructed by carcinoma of the cervix to maintain renal function in patients undergoing long-term chemotherapy

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 171, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1595-1599

  Lang, Erich K ^a,b   Irwin, Robert J ^c   Lopez Martinez, Ricardo A ^c   LaNasa Jr , Joseph ^d   Kasabian, Nabet ^e   Watson, Richard A ^c  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

^d Department of Urology   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CREATININE; METAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETERONEOCYSTOSTOMY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 0031741471     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.171.6.9843294     Document Type: Article

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