Role of Ureteral Stenting After Uncomplicated Ureteroscopy for Distal Ureteral Stones: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Journal of Urology

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 961-965

  Ibrahim, Hamdy M ^a   Al Kandari, Ahmed M ^a,b   Shaaban, Hani S ^a   Elshebini, Yahya H ^a   Shokeir, Ahmed A ^c  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

stents; ureter; ureteral calculi; ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSURIA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMATURIA; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER STENT; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 48649095819     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.05.030     Document Type: Article

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