Urology
Volume 57, Issue 4 , Pages 639-643 , April 2001

Routine placement of ureteral stents is unnecessary after ureteroscopy for urinary calculi

  • Brent K Hollenbeck

      Affiliations

    • Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
    • ,
  • Timothy G Schuster

      Affiliations

    • Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
    • ,
  • Gary J Faerber

      Affiliations

    • Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
    • G. J. Faerber is a study investigator for Bard and Pharmacia Upjohn.
    • ,
  • J.Stuart Wolf Jr

      Affiliations

    • Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: J. Stuart Wolf, Jr., M.D., Section of Urology, University of Michigan, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0330

Received 15 August 2000 ,Revised 15 November 2000 ,Accepted 15 November 2000.

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Urology
Volume 57, Issue 4 , Pages 639-643 , April 2001

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