An in vitro assessment of the flow characteristics of spiral-ridged and smooth-walled JJ ureteric stents

BJU International

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 628-631

  Stoller, M L ^a   Schwartz, B F ^a   Frigstad, J R ^b   Norris, L ^b   Park, J B ^b   Magliochetti, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b IA United States   (United States)

Author keywords

Stents; Ureteric stent; Urinary calculi; Urinary flow; Urinary obstruction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FLOW; KIDNEY PELVIS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP; SIMULATION; URETER STENT;

HUMANS; KIDNEY PELVIS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STENTS; URETER; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 0034026068     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00489.x     Document Type: Article

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