Wire-Based Ureteral Stents: Impact on Tensile Strength and Compression

Urology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1057-1059

  Pedro, Renato N ^a   Hendlin, Kari ^a   Kriedberg, Carly ^a   Monga, Manoj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; URETER STENT;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; MATERIALS TESTING; METALS; STENTS; TENSILE STRENGTH; URETER;

EID: 37349101964     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Gibbons R.P., Correa R.J., and Cummings K.B. Experience with indwelling ureteral stent catheter. J Urol 115 (1976) 22-26
2. Russo P. Urologic emergencies in the cancer patient. Semin Oncol 27 (2000) 284-298
3. Chung S.Y., Stein R.J., Landsittel D., et al. 15-year experience with the management of extrinsic ureteral obstruction with indwelling ureteral stents. J Urol 172 (2004) 592-595
4. Hendlin K., Vedula K., Horn C., et al. In vitro evaluation of ureteral stent compression. Urology 67 (2006) 679-682
5. Hendlin K., Dockendorf K., Horn C., et al. Ureteral stents: coil strength and durometer. Urology 68 (2006) 42-45
6. Feng M.I., Bellman G.C., and Shapiro C.E. Management of ureteral obstruction secondary to pelvic malignancies. J Endourol 13 (1999) 521-524
7. Olweny E.O., Portis A.J., Afane J.S., et al. Flow characteristics of 3 unique ureteral stents: investigation of a Poiseuille flow pattern. J Urol 164 (2000) 2099-2103
8. Borin J.F., Melamud O., and Clayman R.V. Initial experience with full-length metal stent to relieve malignant ureteral obstruction. J Endourol 20 (2006) 300-304
9. Lopez-Martinez R.A., Singireddy S., and Lang E.K. The use of metallic stents to bypass ureteral strictures secondary to metastatic prostate cancer: experience with 8 patients. J Urol 158 (1997) 50-53
10. Barbalias G.A., Siabis D., Liatsikos E.N., et al. Metal stents: a new treatment of malignant ureteral obstruction. J Urol 158 (1997) 54-58
11. Hekimoglu B., Men S., Pinar A., et al. Urothelial hyperplasia complicating use of metal stents in malignant ureteral obstruction. Eur Radiol 6 (1996) 675-681
12. Liatsikos E.N., Kagadis G.C., Barbalias G.A., et al. Ureteral metal stents: a tale or a tool?. J Endourol 19 (2005) 934-939