Complete clearance during index ERCP for choledocholithiasis is not always successful and biliary stenting is commonplace. Strategies vary between temporary stent placement (TSP) with interval ERCP or permanent stent placement (PSP) and watchful waiting for recurrent biliary obstruction (RBO).
This review focuses on the role of endoscopic treatment of ureteral stricture disease (USD) in the era of minimally invasive surgery.
There is a relative paucity of recent literature regarding the endoscopic treatment of USD.
To compare stent-related symptoms (SRS) in patients with double J (DJ) undergoing substitution with a pigtail suture stent (PSS) after ureteroscopy (URS), through the Ureteral Stent Symptom Questionnaire (USSQ).
This review provides a brief overview of and commentary on currently available technology for the surgical treatment of obstructive benign prostatic hyperplasia causing lower urinary tract symptoms.
The comparative effectiveness of ureteral stents placed during ureteroscopy for urinary stone disease is widely debated. We sought to evaluate unplanned medical visits within the early post-operative period after ureteroscopy in patients with and without ureteral stent placement.
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