Holmium laser core through internal urethrotomy with explantation of UroLume stent. An ideal approach for a complicated posterior urethral stricture

Gupta, Namita; Ansari, M.S.

doi:10.1111/j.1442-2042.2004.00784.x

Cited by 13 publications

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“…For urethral stents, 1551 publications matched the search criteria and two authors independently screened titles and abstracts resulting in 412 acceptable papers which were retrieved and read by the same authors. Only 118 were subsequently included in the database but only 21 papers actually reported on stent complications or adverse effects with 399 patients in total suffering 366 complications [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37] .…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review on Complications and Adverse Effects of Metallic Urinary Stents

Rako

2023

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Urinary stents, be it urethral or ureteral, polymeric, metallic or biodegradable, are one of the most frequently used tools in urology and they have been used for decades in prophylactic and therapeutic setting. Although relatively low invasive, they are prone to complications and adverse effects so much that complication rates up to 100% have been described. Many reviews have focused either on specific groups of patients or particular stent types, materials or designs but so far, no comprehensive review on complications has been published. To tackle this issue, a working group was set up within ENIUS (European Network of multidisciplinary research to Improve Urinary Stents) tasked with literature search in order to screen for and systematically review published stent complications in urethra (male only) and ureters (polymeric and metallic ureteral stents in both sexes) when used in obstructed systems. In this paper, we review, catalogue and summarize complications published for metallic urethral and ureteral stents.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review on Complications and Adverse Effects of Metallic Urinary Stents

Rako

2023

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“…Most of the published studies are case reports and most employ a holmium laser for simultaneous treatment of hyperplastic epithelial tissue and urethral stent. [31415] However, Tseng et al advocate use of a diode laser to provide less damage to surrounding tissues and to lower the power requirement (in comparison to holmium laser). [16] In the current case, despite significant stent encrustation, simultaneous transurethral laser lithotripsy and laser fragmentation of the UroLume ® stent was successfully performed using a holmium laser.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Endoscopic removal of a proximal urethral stent using a holmium laser: Case report and literature review

Botelho¹,

Thomas²,

Miocinovic³

et al. 2012

Urol Ann

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Urethral stents were initially developed for the management of urethral strictures and obstructive voiding disorders in select patients. Urethral stent complications are common and may require stent explantation, which is often quite challenging. We present our experience with endoscopic removal of an encrusted UroLume proximal urethral stent in a 72-year-old male using a holmium laser. The literature on various management options and outcomes for urethral stent removal is reviewed. Endoscopic removal of proximal urethral stents is feasible and safe and should be considered as the primary treatment option in patients requiring stent extraction.

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“…But there was no final conclusion about when the catheter should be removed. It lasted from 3 days to 2 weeks in reports 5,6,16.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%