A new biodegradable braided self-expandable PLGA prostatic stent: An experimental study in the rabbit

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1065-1069

  Kotsar, Andres ^a   Isotalo, Taina ^b   Mikkonen, Joonas ^c   Juuti, Hanne ^c   Martikainen, Paula M ^a   Talja, Martti ^b   Kellomäki, Minna ^c   Törmälä, Pertti ^c   Tammela, Teuvo L J ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; EPITHELIUM HYPERPLASIA; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATIC STENT; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; RABBIT; URETHRA;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; EPITHELIUM; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, ANIMAL; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; PROSTATE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RABBITS; STENTS; URETHRA;

EID: 43749117302     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2007.0047     Document Type: Article

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