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Ureteric Stents

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Urological Prostheses, Appliances and Catheters

Part of the book series: Clinical Practice in Urology ((PRACTICE UROLOG))

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Nearly twenty years ago, Willard Goodwin, originator of many commonly accepted urological procedures including the percutaneous nephrostomy, wrote a short essay entitled “Splint, Stent, Stint”, in which he addressed the question of which word would be most appropriate. Prior to this article, the term “splint” denoted a catheter which was “left within the ureter and provided external drainage usually following surgery”. In his essay Goodwin suggested that “stent” would be the most appropriate term (Goodwin 1972).

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Finney, R.P., Hopkins, S.C. (1992). Ureteric Stents. In: Pryor, J.P. (eds) Urological Prostheses, Appliances and Catheters. Clinical Practice in Urology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1461-1_3

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