A short biodegradable helical spiral ureteric stent provides better antireflux and drainage properties than a double-J stent

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 129-133

  Lumiaho, Juha ^a   Heino, Antero ^a   Aaltomaa, Sirpa ^a   Vålimaa, Tero ^c   Talja, Martti ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; partial ureteric stent; urography; vesicoureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; BLADDER PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE J STENT; FEMALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY PELVIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SHORT HELICAL SPIRAL SR PLGA STENT; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; URETER STENT; UROGRAPHY; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; CYSTOTOMY; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; LACTIC ACID; MODELS, ANIMAL; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; STENTS; SWINE; URETER; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION; UROGRAPHY; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 79951837962     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: 16512065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365599.2010.544673     Document Type: Article

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