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UroLume endoprosthesis

Definition: Trademarked name for a prostatic or urethral stent, a flexible, woven mesh cylinder designed to expand inside the urethra, to hold it open and to facilitate urination caused by BPF. It is made by American Medical Systems.

For more information: See prostatic, stent, endoprosthesis. More information is at the AMS site.


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