Assessment of encrustations on polyurethane ureteral stents

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 550-556

  Bithelis, G ^a   Bouropoulos, N ^b   Liatsikos, E N ^a   Perimenis, P ^a   Koutsoukos, P G ^b   Barbalias, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXALATE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYURETHAN; WHEWELLITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STONE FORMATION; URETER CATHETER; URETER STENT; URETER STONE; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

CALCINOSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; POLYURETHANES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STENTS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 4344605570     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2004.18.550     Document Type: Article

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