Open Access<p>Stiffness Analysis of Reinforced Ureteral Stents Against Radial Compression: In vitro Study</p>
Author(s) -
B Vogt
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
research and reports in urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.506
H-Index - 20
ISSN - 2253-2447
DOI - 10.2147/rru.s285031
Subject(s) - stent , medicine , radial force variation , lumen (anatomy) , compression (physics) , stiffness , ureter , biomedical engineering , surgery , materials science , composite material , structural engineering , engineering
Malignant ureteral obstruction caused by cancer diseases may induce renal failure. Indwelling stent is a popular method to release renal obstruction. But adequate stent placement across an obstructed ureter does not necessarily guarantee renal decompression. The aim of the study was to compare, in vitro, the physical characteristics and stiffness of several commercially available reinforced ureteral stents and identify the physical factors that could lead to the obstruction of the stent.