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Ureteral stents and their use in endourology
Brian K Auge1, Glenn M Preminger
1Comprehensive Kidney Stone Center, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
Current Opinion in Urology
|April 16, 2002
Abstract:
Ureteral stents have assisted urologists in the performance of surgery of the urinary tract for many years. They can have both diagnostic and therapeutic value, but are used most frequently as adjuncts to endoscopic or minimally invasive procedures. This review provides an update of the current uses for ureteral stents, technology of biomaterials, complications associated with indwelling ureteral stents and the future of stents in urology.