An experimental study of self-expanding ureteric metallic stents: Macroscopic and microscopic changes in the canine ureter

BJU International

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 730-735

  Nishino, S ^a   Goya, N ^a   Ishikawa, N ^a   Tomizawa, Y ^a   Toma, H ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Regeneration; Self expanding metallic stent; Transitional epithelium; Ureteric stenosis

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIZATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HYDRONEPHROSIS; HYPERPLASIA; KIDNEY PELVIS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INCISION; TISSUE REGENERATION; URETER STENT; UROGENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ANIMALS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DOGS; STENTS; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0036434117     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2002.02995.x     Document Type: Article

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