Investigation of a Novel Degradable Ureteral Stent in a Porcine Model

Journal of Urology

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1161-1166

  Hadaschik, Boris A ^a,b   Paterson, Ryan F ^b   Fazli, Ladan ^a   Clinkscales, Kenneth W ^c   Shalaby, Shalaby W ^c   Chew, Ben H ^b  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Poly Med Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

materials testing; metabolism; stents; swine; ureter

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; URETER STENT; URINALYSIS;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CYSTOSCOPY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STENTS; SWINE; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 48649109473     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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