Multi-length or 24 cm ureteric stent? A multicentre randomised comparison of stent-related symptoms using a validated questionnaire

BJU International

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1099-1104

  Calvert, Robert C ^a   Wong, Kee Y ^a   Chitale, Sudhanshu V ^b   Irving, Stuart O ^b   Nagarajan, Muthuswamy ^c   Biyani, Chandra S ^c   Browning, Anthony J ^c   Young, James G ^d   Timoney, Anthony G ^d   Keeley Jr , Francis X ^d   Burgess, Neil A ^b  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

questionnaire; stent related symptom; ureter

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRISTOL URETERIC STENT SYMPTOM QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; STENT MIGRATION; STENT RELATED SYMPTOM; SYMPTOM; URETER STENT; UROLITHIASIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; URETER; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 84877716467     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.11388.x     Document Type: Article

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