Ureteric stents in pyeloplasty: a help or a hindrance?

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 275-279

  Elmalik, K ^a   Chowdhury, M M ^a   Capps, S N J ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anderson Hynes; Pelvi ureteric junction obstruction; Stented patients; Unstented patients

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL MASS; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OBSTRUCTION; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOPLASTY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETER STENT; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 47249115318     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2008.01.205     Document Type: Article

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