Urethral in situ biocompatibility of new drug-eluting biodegradable stents: An experimental study in the rabbit

BJU International

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1132-1135

  Kotsar, Andres ^a,b   Isotalo, Taina ^c   Uurto, Ilkka ^b   Mikkonen, Joonas ^d   Martikainen, Paula ^a   Talja, Martti ^c   Kellomäki, Minna ^d   Salenius, Juha Pekka ^b   Tammela, Teuvo L J ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Department of Urology ^*  (Finland)

^c PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biodegradable materials; Drug eluting materials; Stents; Urethral stricture

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; COPOLYMER; DEXAMETHASONE; INDOMETACIN; POLYGLYCOLIDE; POLYLACTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COATING; DRUG ELUTING STENT; EOSINOPHILIA; EPITHELIUM HYPERPLASIA; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRA;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; INDOMETHACIN; LACTIC ACID; MALE; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RABBITS; URETHRA; URETHRAL STRICTURE;

EID: 63449102380     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.08203.x     Document Type: Article

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