Update on ureteral stent technology
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Ureteral stent technology: Drug-eluting stents and stent coatings
Ureteral stents are commonly used following urological procedures to maintain ureteral patency. However, alongside the benefits of the device, indwelling stents frequently cause significant patient discomfort (pain, urgency, frequency) and can become encrusted and infected. The importance of these sequelae is that they are not only bothersome to the patient but can lead to significant morbidity...
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عنوان ژورنال: Therapeutic Advances in Urology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1756-2872,1756-2880
DOI: 10.1177/1756287209341306