Encrusted urinary stents: Evaluation and endourologic management

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 905-912

  Vanderbrink, Brian A ^a   Rastinehad, Ardeshir R ^a   Ost, Michael C ^a   Smith, Arthur D ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXALIC ACID; URIC ACID;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIOFILM; BLADDER STONE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; PATHOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; REVIEW; URETER CATHETER; URETER STENT; URETEROSCOPY; URIC ACID STONE; URINARY STENT ENCRUSTATION; UROLITHIASIS;

CALCINOSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMANS; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; RISK FACTORS; STENTS;

EID: 43749102899     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2006.0382     Document Type: Review

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