Symptom characteristics and the development of tolerance with time in patients with indwelling double-pigtail ureteric stents

BJU International

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 276-279

  Irani, J ^a   Siquier, J ^a   Pires C ^a   Lefebvre, O ^a   Dore B ^a   Aubert, J ^a  

^a POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Double pigtail; Pain score; Patient tolerance; Ureteric stent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSURIA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETER STENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; STENTS; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0032790687     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1999.00154.x     Document Type: Article

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