New ureteral stent design does not improve patient quality of life: A randomized, controlled trial

Journal of Urology

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 175-178

  Davenport, Kim ^a   Kumar, Vivekanandan ^a   Collins, Justin ^a   Melotti, Roberto ^a   Timoney, Anthony G ^a   Keeley Jr , Francis X ^a  

^a BRISTOL UROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pain; Quality of life; Questionnaires; Stents; Ureter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER STONE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URETER STENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STENTS; URETER; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 78649986064     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.08.089     Document Type: Article

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