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ReviewTranslational andrology and urology2019

Latest advancements in ureteral stent technology.

Antonio De Grazia, Bhaskar K Somani, Federico Soria, Dario Carugo, Ali Mosayyebi

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Review in Translational andrology and urology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Antonio De GraziaBioengineering Science Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and the Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Bhaskar K SomaniDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK.
Federico SoriaDepartment of Endoscopy-Endourology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre-Jesus Usón, Cáceres, Spain.
Dario CarugoBioengineering Science Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and the Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Ali MosayyebiBioengineering Science Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and the Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
University of Southampton · GBCentro de Cirugía de Mínima Invasión Jesús Usón · ESUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Urological diseases such as tumours, kidney stones, or strictures in the ureter can lead to a number of health consequences, including life-threatening complications. Ureteral stents have been widely used as a valid solution to restore compromised urological function. Despite their clinical success, stents are subject to failure due to encrustation and biofilm formation, potentially leading to urinary tract infection. The current review focuses on recent advancements in ureteral stent technology, which have been reported in recent scientific journals or patents. Web of Science and Google Scholar have been used as a search engine to perform this review, using the keywords "Ureteral + Stent + Design", "Ureteral + Stent + Material + Coating", "Ureteric + Stent" and "Ureteral + Stent". A significant proportion of technological developments has focused on innovating the stent design to overcome migration and urinary reflux, as well as investigating novel materials and coatings to prevent biofilm formation, such as poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) (PDMMA) and swellable polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA). Biodegradable ureteral stents (BUS) have also emerged as a new generation of endourological devices, overcoming the "forgotten stent syndrome" and reducing healthcare costs. Moreover, efforts have been made to develop pre-clinical test methods, both experimental and computational, which could be employed as a screening platform to inform the design of novel stent technologies.

Indexed as

biofilmcomputational fluid dynamics (CFD)designencrustationmaterialmigrationrefluxtestUreteral stents

Identifiers

PMID31656749
PMCPMC6790420
OpenAlexW2973862344

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