Experience with new double J ureteral catheter stent.

Experience with a newly designed self-retaining silicone ureteral stent is presented. The stent is supplied in various lengths, has a J or hook molded into each end to prevent migration and has been designed specifically to be passed during an open operation as well as endoscopically. The device is used to provide free drainage to the bladder, reduce or eliminate urine leakage, provide stenting of the ureter and allow for earlier discharge from the hospital of patients without external catheters. In some cases the stent may be used instead of a nephrostomy tube to provide prolonged drainage with less chance of infection. It is removed easily in the outpatient facility by cystoscopy.