Urology
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 212-216 , January 2010

Evaluation of Symptoms and Patients' Comfort for JJ-ureteral Stents With and Without Antireflux-membrane Valve

Received 11 May 2009 ,Accepted 28 July 2009.

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PII: S0090-4295(09)02265-1

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.07.1258

Urology
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 212-216 , January 2010

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