Is stent placement necessary after uncomplicated ureteroscopy for removal of impacted ureteral stones?

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1263-1267

  Cevik, Ibrahim ^a   Dillioglugil, Ozdal ^b   Akdas, Atif ^a   Siegel, Yoram ^c  

^a Urotip Diagnosis Center   (Turkey)

^b KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Harofeh Medical Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PNEUMATIC LITHOTRIPSY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URETER DISEASE; URETER STENT; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY; URINE RETENTION; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; STENT; URETERAL CALCULI;

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STENTS; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 77955184683     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0153     Document Type: Article

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