Complications of ureteral stent placement

Radiographics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1005-1022

  Dyer, Raymond B ^a   Chen, Michael Y ^a   Zagoria, Ronald J ^a   Regan, John D ^a   Hood, Charles G ^a   Kavanagh, Peter V ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Stents and prostheses; Ureter, reflux, 82.85; Ureter, stenosis or obstruction, 82.4617, 82.84; Ureter, stents, 82.4611, 82.4617

Indexed keywords

CATHETERIZATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; STENT; URETER OBSTRUCTION;

CATHETERIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; STENTS; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0036728186     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.22.5.g02se081005     Document Type: Article

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