Journal Reviews

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Stenting prior to URS or ESWL – does it increase ED visits and opiate prescriptions?

11 July 2023 | | Paediatric Urology | high-energy shock waves, lithotripsy, pediatrics, stents, ureteroscopy

Ureteral stents are used to bypass obstructive stones, to dilate the ureter in order to facilitate ureteroscopy (URS), and to maintain patency / low intrarenal pressure following stone surgery. However, there can be morbidity (pain / voiding symptoms). Tasian et...

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Loop-tail stents in reducing stent related symptoms – the search continues

2 March 2022 | | Endourology and Stones | #EndoUrology, #Urology, LUTS, RIRS, URS, double J, loop-tail stents, stent-related symptoms, Ureteroscopy, urinary calculi

Insertion of double J (DJ) stents is one of the most commonly performed procedures in urology. One of its major drawbacks is stent related symptoms (SRS) which has generated a lot of research in drugs, stent design and materials. One...