Palliative care of malignant ureteral obstruction with polytetrafluoroethylene membrane-covered self-expandable metallic stents: Initial experience

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 625-631

  Kim, Jae Han ^a   Song, Kanghyon ^a   Jo, Moon Ki ^a   Park, Jong Wook ^a  

^a Korea Cancer Center Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Palliative care; Stents; Ureteral obstruction

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BLADDER IRRITATION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CYSTOSCOPY; DEVICE SAFETY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE MEBRANE COVERED SELF EXPANDABLE METALLIC STENT; SELF EXPANDING STENT; STONE FORMATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER OBSTRUCTION; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 84867002630     PISSN: 20056737     EISSN: 20056745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2012.53.9.625     Document Type: Article

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