TY - JOUR
T1 - Urinary tract obstruction
T2 - Ureteral stents-weighing up the risks and benefits
AU - Bird, Vincent G.
AU - Dahm, Philipp
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - The use of ureteral stents is an integral part of the surgical management of upper tract urinary lithiasis. Recent evidence suggests that stenting after "uncomplicated" ureteroscopic lithotripsy could be unnecessary, but what constitutes an "uncomplicated" case, and is this evidence convincing enough to change current practice?
AB - The use of ureteral stents is an integral part of the surgical management of upper tract urinary lithiasis. Recent evidence suggests that stenting after "uncomplicated" ureteroscopic lithotripsy could be unnecessary, but what constitutes an "uncomplicated" case, and is this evidence convincing enough to change current practice?
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U2 - 10.1038/nrurol.2011.201
DO - 10.1038/nrurol.2011.201
M3 - Article
C2 - 22158593
AN - SCOPUS:84855235447
SN - 1759-4812
VL - 9
SP - 13
EP - 14
JO - Nature Reviews Urology
JF - Nature Reviews Urology
IS - 1
ER -