Stenting versus non-stenting after non-complicated ureteroscopic manipulation of stones in bilharzial ureters

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 886-890

  Hussein, Alayman ^a   Rifaat, Ehab ^a   Zaki, Ahmed ^a   Abol Nasr, Mamdouh ^a  

^a MINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bilharziasis; Lower urinary tract symptom; Stenting; Stone; Ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; FEVER; FLANK PAIN; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LITHOTRIPSY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; URETER DISEASE; URETER STENT; URETER STONE; URETER STRICTURE; URETEROSCOPY; URETHRA DISEASE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY TRACT; URINARY URGENCY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 33745918623     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01434.x     Document Type: Article

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