The Journal of Urology
Volume 181, Issue 6 , Pages 2581-2587 , June 2009

Assessing the Impact of Ureteral Stent Design on Patient Comfort

  • James E. Lingeman

      Affiliations

    • Methodist Hospital Institute for Kidney Stone Disease, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Methodist Hospital Institute for Kidney Stone Disease, 1801 Senate Blvd., Suite 220, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 (telephone: 317-962-2485; FAX: 317-962-2893)
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Lumenis, Boston Scientific, Olympus, Karl Storz Medical and Cook Urological.
    • ,
  • Glenn M. Preminger

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
    • ,
  • Evan R. Goldfischer

      Affiliations

    • Hudson Valley Urology Center, Poughkeepsie, New York
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Boston Scientific.
    • ,
  • Amy E. Krambeck

      Affiliations

    • Methodist Hospital Institute for Kidney Stone Disease, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • ,
  • The Comfort Study Team

Received 9 October 2008

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 Study received approval from local institutional review boards.

PII: S0022-5347(09)00347-4

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.02.019

The Journal of Urology
Volume 181, Issue 6 , Pages 2581-2587 , June 2009

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