...Clemens Huettenbrink; Valentin Popeneciu; Jascha Ell; Wolfgang Hitzl; Florian A. Distler Introduction: Ureter stones leading to severe pain and urosepsis are usually treated by emergency primary ureteral stenting. However, this intervention can significantly change the location of the stone...

...Kai Zhang; Wei Yan; Hongbo Li; Jie Chen; Qian Wang; Yali Chai; Lihua Yuan; Gang Zhu Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of mirabegron plus tamsulosin to tamsulosin monotherapy in terms of ureteral stent-related discomfort after ureteroscopic lithotripsy. Methods: A total...

...Ofir Avitan; Zaher Bahouth; Sagi Shprits; Miguel Gorenberg; Sarel Halachmi Introduction: Ureteral strictures could be a chronic illness that leads to severe side effects and poor quality of life. A treatment with an Allium ureteral stent (URS), a self-expanding, large-caliber URS, was implemented...

... stents. Methods: Twenty-four female porcine models were used. A 4.7-Fr ureteral stent was placed in all right ureters and kept in place for 6 weeks. Follow-ups were performed on weeks 1, 3, 6, and 12. Ultrasonography, cystoscopy, and fluoroscopy were used to analyze grade of hydronephrosis, presence...

...Alina Reicherz; Rüveyde Sahin; Lorine Häuser; Joachim Noldus; Peter Bach Purpose: The guidelines of the German, European, and American Urological Associations on urolithiasis advise against general ureteral stenting before and after an uncomplicated ureterorenoscopy (URS). However, German...

...), split by stone location and total. Fig. 2. Variation of prestenting frequencies between treating clinics (n = 14 each), split by stone location and total. Ureteric stents have been used in urology for decades; their current form with double curving was developed in the late 1970s [ 3 ]. Since...

... on patients undergoing PCNL from July 2010 to March 2016 and extracted eligible patients who were candidates for tubeless PCNL. Eligible patients were divided into 4 groups: tubeless, totally tubeless, standard, and standard PCNL with ureteral stent (US). Multivariable analyses compared postoperative hospital...

...Changming Zhu; Jianglei Qu; Lei Yang; Xiaodi Feng Objective: We validated the Chinese version of the Ureteral Stent Symptoms Questionnaire (USSQ) in patients with an indwelling ureteric stent. Patients and Methods: The English version of the USSQ was translated into Chinese using a multi-step...

...Jia-Mo Zhang; Juan Liu; Ke Wang; Xuan Zhang; Tao Zhao; Hua-Ming Luo Objective: This study aims to observe the morphological characteristics of bacterial biofilm on the surface of ureteral stents and analyze distribution characteristics of pathogens on the bacterial biofilm and drug resistance...

... of ureteral stents. This method is assessed in patients with incurable ureteral obstruction and concomitant bladder dysfunction, and is classified according to the Idea, Development, Exploration, Assessment, Long-Term Study (IDEAL) recommendations. Patients and Methods: From 2009 to 2015, transvesical...

... or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Kidney transplantation Urological complications Ureteral stent...

...-definition organic electroluminescent binocular HMD in ureteral stent placement. Our HMD system displayed multiple forms of information such as integrated, sharp, high-contrast images using a four-split screen or a picture-in-picture technique both seamlessly and synchronously. When both the operator...

...Federico Coccolini; Marco Lotti; Roberto Manfredi; Fausto Catena; Carlo Vallicelli; Pier Andrea De Iaco; Luigi Da Pozzo; Luigi Frigerio; Luca Ansaloni Introduction: There is a need for more exhaustive data concerning the use of prophylactic ureteral stenting for extended debulking and cytoreductive...

...Boaz Moskovitz; Yoram Vardi; Miles Wislang; Dan Richter Levin Two cases are reported of fracture of the double-J ureteric stent during its prolonged placement for extracorporeal ultrasound shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). The causation of such fracturing is discussed and it is recommended that double...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Endourology Laser Ureteral stent Ureteral stone Ureteroscopy Review Review Urol Int 2008;80:1 7 DOI: 10.1159...

...Rocco Damiano; Andrea Oliva; Ciro Esposito; Marco De Sio; Riccardo Autorino; Massimo D’Armiento Objectives: To analyze the early and late complications of indwelling ureteral stents in a series of 146 patients with nephroureteral lithiasis. Materials and Methods: 146 patients with obstructing...

...A. Slavković; M. Vlajković; Z. Širić; V. Stefanović A case of ESWL treatment, as monotherapy, of a ‘stoned’ ureteral stent in a 12-year-old boy was described. Two years previously, the patient had pyelolithotomy with staghorn stone removal, and double-J stent was left indwelling intraoperatively...