Analysis of ureteral stents encrustation

Combined Percutaneous and Transurethral Lithotripsy for Forgotten Ureteral Stents With Giant Encrustation

Forgotten ureteral stents (FUS) with encrustation can cause problems during treatment. Most FUS encrustations are small and are treated easily. however, if large, multiple, or long stones have formed, treatment is challenging to the surgeon. We congratulate Rabani, who reported successful treatment of a giant (> 35 mm stone formation) encrustation (1). As it is clearly known, patients with FUS ...

Combined Percutaneous and Transurethral Lithotripsy for Forgotten Ureteral Stents With Giant Encrustation

BACKGROUND Ureteral stents are widely used in many urologic practices. However, stents can cause significant complications including migration, fragmentation, and encrustation and it may possibly be forgotten. Successful management of a retained, encrusted stent requires combined endourological approaches. OBJECTIVES To present our experience with the approaches for treating forgotten uretera...

Ureteric stents: investigating flow and encrustation.

Blockages of the ureter, e.g. due to calculi (kidney stones), can result in an increase in renal pelvic pressure. This may be relieved by inserting a stent (essentially a permeable hollow tube). However, a number of complications are associated with stent use. Stents can result in reflux (backflow of urine along the ureter), which will promote recurrent urinary infection and possible renal pare...

combined percutaneous and transurethral lithotripsy for forgotten ureteral stents with giant encrustation

background ureteral stents are widely used in many urologic practices. however, stents can cause significant complications including migration, fragmentation, and encrustation and it may possibly be forgotten. successful management of a retained, encrusted stent requires combined endourological approaches. objectives to present our experience with the approaches for treating forgotten ureteral ...

management of forgotten ureteral stents