Evaluation of the duration of ureteral stenting following endopyelotomy: Animal study

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1333-1338

  Soria, Federico ^a   Rioja, Luis A ^b   Blas, Miguel ^b   Duran, Esther ^c   Uson, Jesus ^a  

^a JESÚS USÓN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY CENTRE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endoluminal ultrasound; Endopyelotomy; Ureteral stent; Ureteropelvic junction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEVICE REMOVAL; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALING; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOTOMY; SWINE; TREATMENT DURATION; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URETER STENT; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION; URINE CULTURE; URINOMA;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; STENTS; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 33749011680     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01543.x     Document Type: Article

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