New metallic ureteral stents: Improved tensile strength and resistance to extrinsic compression

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 271-274

  Hendlin, Kari ^a   Korman, Emily ^a   Monga, Manoj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; URETER STENT; YOUNG MODULUS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; MATERIALS TESTING; METALS; STENTS; TENSILE STRENGTH; URETER;

EID: 84857847733     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2011.0332     Document Type: Article

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