Self-retaining ureteral stents: Analysis of factors responsible for patients' discomfort

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-37

  El Nahas, Ahmed R ^a   El Assmy, Ahmed M ^a   Shoma, Ahmed M ^a   Eraky, Ibrahim ^a   El Kenawy, Mahmoud R ^a   El Kappany, Hamdy A ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DEVICE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; URETER STENT; URINE CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; URINATION DISORDERS; UROGRAPHY; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 32044470077     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2006.20.33     Document Type: Article

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