URINARY STENTS. CURRENT STATE AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES

Ch 1: Present and future of urinary stents
Ch 2: Indications, Complications and side effects of Ureteral stents
Ch 3: Indications, Complications and side effects of metallic ureteral stents
Ch 4: Urethral stents. Indications, complications and adverse effects
Ch 5: Ureteral stents. Impact on patient’s quality of life.
Ch 6: Strategies to improve the quality of life of stented patients
Ch 7: Use of drugs to reduce the morbidity of ureteral stents
Ch 8: Ureteral stent designs to reduce stent-related symptoms and improve patient quality of life
Ch 9: Encrustation in urinary stents
Ch 10: Forgotten ureteral stent syndrome
Ch 11: Endourological management of encrusted ureteral stents
Ch 12: Pediatric Ureteral Stents
Ch 13: Flow dynamics in stented ureter
Ch 14: Methodology for the development and validation of new stent designs: in vitro and in vivo models
Ch 15: Methodology on clinical evaluation of urinary stents
Ch 16: A Dynamically Degradable Surface: Can We ‘Fool’ Bacteria to Delay Biofouling in Urinary Stents?
Ch 17: Biomaterials for ureteral stents: advances and future perspectives
Ch 18: Coatings for urinary stents:current state and future directions
Ch 19: Bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation: hydrodynamics effects
Ch 20: Biomaterial-associated infection: pathogenesis and prevention
Ch 21: Antibiotic-free solutions for the development of biofilm prevention coatings
Ch 22: Plasma Based Approaches for Deposition And Grafting Of Antimicrobial Agents To Polymer Surfaces
Ch 23: Antimicrobial biosurfactants towards the inhibition of biofilm formation
Ch 24: Novel antimicrobial strategies to combat biomaterial infections
Ch 25: Light-activated polymer nanocomposites doped with a new type of carbon quantum dots for antibacterial applications
Ch 26: Nanoparticles. Potential for use to prevent infections
Ch 27: Urinary tract infections and encrustation in urinary stents
Ch 28: Learning from our mistakes:Applying Vascular Stent Technologies to the Urinary Tract
Ch 29: Biodegradable urinary stents
Ch 30: New double-J stent design for preventing/reducing irritative bladder symptoms & flank pain
Ch 31: Drug eluting devices in the urinary tract
Ch 32: Methods and Materials for drug eluting urinary stents design and fabrication
Ch 33: Preventing biofilm formation and encrustation on urinary implants: (bio)coatings and tissue engineering
Ch 34: Preventing biofilm formation and encrustation on urinary implants: (bio)molecular and physical research approaches
Ch 35: Ten steps to strategic planning for the urinary stents of the future.

This open access book provides a concise overview of a range of aspects related to urinary stents. Sections within the work cover clinical and recent technological advancements in the field. Chapters feature detailed coverage of the different surgical, pharmacological and palliative treatments currently available. Insight is also given on current limitations of urinary stents and how these can be overcome by utilizing anti-biofilm coatings; new biomaterials, drug-eluting stents, and biodegradable stents. Therefore, enabling the reader to systematically gain a detailed understanding of the subject.
Urinary Stents is a practical, multi-disciplinary focused resource on the complications and applications of ureteral, urethral and prostatic stents in day-to-day clinical practice. A vital read for all medical professionals and researchers who work in this area.

Features
• This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
• Shows how to reduce side effects associated with using stents
• Covers the use of biodegradable stents and biofilms
• Feature different surgical, pharmacological and palliative treatments currently available