Table 4 Management of forgotten ureteral stents
From: Forgotten ureteral stents: a systematic review of literature
Management (n = 1322) | % (n) |
|---|---|
Modality | |
SCSR with or without EnCL | 64.8 (857) |
Retrograde USR with or without intracorporeal lithotripsy | 43.4 (575) |
Antegrade stent removal with or without PCNL | 31.6 (418) |
Endoscopic stent removal with ESWL | 30.4 (402) |
Laparoscopy and open surgery | 6.7 (87) |
Multiple sessions or modalities | 59.0 (780) |
Preoperative percutaneous nephrostomy | 3.6 (48) |
Postoperative placement of new stents (n = 434) | 40.1 (174) |
Stent-free rate | 99.0 (1310) |
Postoperative complication rate (n = 747) | |
Fever and sepsis | 9.5 |
Haematuria | 2.4 |
Ureteral injury | 2.0 |
Death | 0.6 |