Letter to the Editor RE: Schwartz,Editorial Comment on: The Impact of Ureteral Deformation and External Ureteral Pressure on Stent Failure in Extrinsic Ureteral Obstruction––An In Vitro Experimental Study by Shilo et al. (From: Shilo Y,Modai J,Leibovici D,et al. J Endourol 2020;34:74;DOI: 10.1089/end.2019.0636)
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Letter to the Editor RE: Schwartz,Editorial Comment on: The Impact of Ureteral Deformation and External Ureteral Pressure on Stent Failure in Extrinsic Ureteral Obstruction––An In Vitro Experimental Study by Shilo et al. (From: Shilo Y,Modai J,Leibovici D,et al. J Endourol 2020;34:74;DOI: 10.1089/end.2019.0636)
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