Analysis of ureteric stent kinking forces: The role of curvature in stent failure

BJU International

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 866-869

  Christman, Matthew S ^a   L'Esperance, James O ^a   Choe, Chong H ^a   Stroup, Sean P ^a   Auge, Brian K ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinking; Malignant obstruction; Ureteric stent

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETER STENT;

HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STENTS; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 77649269676     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08833.x     Document Type: Article

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