Does the size of ureteral stent impact urinary symptoms and quality of life? A prospective randomized study

European Urology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 673-678

  Damiano, Rocco ^a   Autorino, Riccardo ^b   De Sio, Marco ^b   Cantiello, Francesco ^a   Quarto, Giuseppe ^b   Perdonà, Sisto ^b   Sacco, Rosario ^a   D'Armiento, Massimo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Patient satisfaction; Quality of life; Symptoms; Ureteral stent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOM; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETER STENT; URETHRA; UROLITHIASIS;

ADULT; AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; URINARY CALCULI; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 24644432525     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2005.06.006     Document Type: Article

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