Minimizing symptoms in patients with ureteric stents

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 77-82

  Duvdevani, Mordechai ^a   Chew, Ben H ^a   Denstedt, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Kidney stones; Stents; Urinary calculi

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BIOMATERIAL; KETOROLAC; LIDOCAINE; OXYBUTYNIN; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE INFECTION; DRUG ELUTING STENT; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; URINARY TRACT PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STENT; URETER DISEASE;

HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STENTS; URETERAL DISEASES;

EID: 33744999000     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mou.0000193375.29942.0f     Document Type: Review

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