From: Long-term outcomes of two types of metal stent for chronic benign ureteral strictures
Complications | Modified Clavien classification | ||||||
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Total | I | II | IIIa | IIIb | IV | V | |
Mesh (n = 25) | 8 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
Persistent pain | 3 (12.0%) | 3 | |||||
Lower urinary tract symptoms | 5 (20.0%) | 5 | |||||
Urinary tract infection | 9 (36.0%) | 8 | 1 | ||||
Persistent hematuria | 3 (12.0%) | 3 | |||||
Ureteroenteric fistula | 3 (12.0%) | 2 | 1 | ||||
Stent migration | 5 (20.0%) | 5 | |||||
Encrustation | 2 (8.0%) | 2 | |||||
Iliac artery pseudoaneurysm | 1 (4.0%) | 1 | |||||
Thermo-expandable (n = 21) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
Persistent pain | 1 (4.8%) | 1 | |||||
Lower urinary tract symptoms | 1 (4.8%) | 1 | |||||
Urinary tract infection | 2 (9.5%) | 2 | |||||
Persistent hematuria | 1 (4.8%) | 1 | |||||
Ureteroenteric fistula | 0 (0.0%) | ||||||
Stent migration | 3 (14.3%) | 3 | |||||
Encrustation | 7 (33.3%) | 7 | |||||
Iliac artery pseudoaneurysm | 0 (0.0%) |