Relief of stent related symptoms: Review of engineering and pharmacological solutions

Journal of Urology

Volumn 184, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1267-1272

  Dellis, Athanasios ^a   Joshi, Hrishi B ^a   Timoney, Anthony G ^a   Keeley Jr , Francis X ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

quality of life; review; stents; ureteral calculi; ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ALFUZOSIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BIOMATERIAL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYBUTYNIN; PHENAZOPYRIDINE; TAMSULOSIN;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BLADDER NECK; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MATERIAL COATING; MEDLINE; NOCTURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; STENT SIZE; URETER STENT; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY URGENCY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS; STENT; URETERAL CALCULI;

HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STENTS; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 80051549694     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.06.043     Document Type: Review

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