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   • Animal studies that assessed silicone C-flex and hydrogel ureteral stents with smooth surfaces and low coefficients of friction revealed
• fewer adverse ureteral reactions (ulceration, epithelial hyperplasia, inflammation, oedema) than did materials without these surface properties.
 Cormio L, Talja M, Koivusalo A, et al. Biocompatibility of various indwelling double-J stents. J Urol 1995; 153:494±496.
































































































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