Double J ureteric stents (DJs) are useful aids for urinary drainage in case of stones or tumour causing ureteric obstruction. Prolonged dwelling time such as when forgotten can lead to encrustation. Our aim was to perform a literature review to evaluate outcomes associated with endourological management of encrusted stents (ES).
There now exist validated tools which can aid in grading the severity of encrustation and aid operative planning such as the total number of surgeries that may be required. Evaluation of different treatment strategies remains under reported. Removal of encrusted stent is a challenging problem, and it typically requires a multimodal endourological approach.
Current urology reports. 2023 Jan 27 [Epub ahead of print]
Virginia Massella, Patrick Juliebø-Jones, Amelia Pietropaolo, Christian Beisland, Bhaskar K Somani
Department of Urology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK., Department of Urology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway., Department of Urology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK. .