REVIEW ARTICLE
Year : 2010 | Volume
: 26 | Issue : 4 | Page : 474--479
Clinical experience with ureteral metal stents
Abdulrahman Al Aown, Kyriazis Iason, Kallidonis Panagiotis, Evangelos N Liatsikos Department of Urology, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
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Evangelos N Liatsikos University of Patras Medical School Rio, Patras 265 Greece
Ureteral metal stents (MSs) present a minimally invasive tool to preserve the drainage of renal pelvis whenever ureteral patency is at risk to be obstructed due to extrinsic or intrinsic etiologies. Clinical experience with these stents demonstrates that they impose a promising alternative treatment option in ureteral pathologies that are difficult to be treated via common polymeric stents. Current application of MSs in the treatment of both benign and malignant ureteral obstruction reveals quite promising results. Nevertheless, the ideal MS that would provide uncomplicated long-term effectiveness is still lucking and current MS usage is facing several adverse effects between which stent obstruction, encrustation, infection, migration, and patient discomfort. Ongoing attempts to create more inert stent with sophisticated novel designs are expected to improve current MS efficiency. MSs will play a major role in the future as a routine management of a variety of ureteral pathologies.
How to cite this article:
Al Aown A, Iason K, Panagiotis K, Liatsikos EN. Clinical experience with ureteral metal stents.Indian J Urol 2010;26:474-479
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Al Aown A, Iason K, Panagiotis K, Liatsikos EN. Clinical experience with ureteral metal stents. Indian J Urol [serial online] 2010 [cited 2022 Aug 16 ];26:474-479
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