Efficacy of the direct grasping technique using pean forceps under fluoroscopy to replace ureteral stents in women

Assistent guide short: A new device for facilitating ureteric stenting in women

“…This device is primarily used for ureteral stent replacement. For surgeons who use a flexible cystoscope or pean forceps or the crochet hook instead of a rigid cystoscope to remove the distal end of a ureteral stent, this device is very useful 4,5 . Such surgeons do not have the rigid cystoscope sheath at hand, and this is where this device is most useful.…”

Editorial Comment to “Assistent guide short: A new device for facilitating ureteric stenting in women”

“…The device achieves more efficient power transmission to the ureteral stent and prevents it from forming the loop in a bladder. If we are able to remove the previously inserted ureteral stent from the bladder by using the crochet hook or pean forceps and insert the new ureteral stent by using the new device, we do not need to prepare an endoscope device 2,3 . Hence, we think this new device will contribute to a reduction in the procedure time, including preparation.…”