Evaluation of the use of a biodegradable ureteral stent after retrograde endopyelotomy in a porcine model

Journal of Urology

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2198-2202

  Olweny, Ephrem O ^a   Landman, Jaime ^a   Andreoni, Cassio ^a   Collyer, William ^a   Kerbl, Kurt ^a   Onciu, Mikhaila ^a   Välimaa, Tero ^a   Clayman, Ralph V ^a  

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Author keywords

Biodegradation; Kidney; Stents; Swine; Ureter

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; CYSTOGRAPHY; DIVERTICULOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOTOMY; SCORING SYSTEM; STENT; SWINE; URETER STENT;

EID: 0036223332     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)65128-2     Document Type: Article

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