.... Metallic stent Nitinol Palliative care Self-expandable stent Ureteral obstruction Ureteral obstruction may compromise ureteral patency and lead to renal failure [ 1 ]. Ureteral strictures may be caused by pelvic malignant tumours, iatrogenic lesions, or previous surgery with urinary diversion...

... this technique. Materials and Methods: Between 2003 and 2008, 19 metallic stents were placed in 13 patients. All of them had been previously treated by using JJ stents or dilatation. The etiology was benign in 10, while in 3 patients malignancy was involved. The mean age was 60.7 years. Mean stricture length...