Assessing the impact of ureteral stent design on patient comfort.

E Lingeman, James; M Preminger, Glenn; R Goldfischer, Evan; E Krambeck, Amy; Study Team, Comfort

doi:10.1016/j.juro.2009.02.019

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Assessing the impact of ureteral stent design on patient comfort.

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Authors:

James E Lingeman

Glenn M Preminger

Evan R Goldfischer

Abstract

PURPOSE: We assessed the near term comfort of newly designed ureteral study stents or marketed control stents, including Polaris and Percuflex stents. Study stents had distal 6Fr pigtail ends with 3Fr or less loops. Decreased material in situ was hypothesized to enhance comfort. Usefulness of the pa...

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