Jones J Stephen
Urological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Urology. 2002 Dec;60(6):1095-7. doi: 10.1016/s0090-4295(02)02000-9.
A disadvantage of stent use after ureteroscopy is the need to remove the stent cystoscopically. We describe a modification that avoids the discomfort of a transurethral suture and allows easy cystoscopic extraction. This modification may also facilitate repositioning or removal of a migrated stent.