Retrieval of ureteral stents in children

Tech Urol. 1995 Spring;1(1):45-7.

Abstract

An endoscopic technique to remove ureteral stents in children is described. The technique is simple and reproducible. A snare or lasso is created by looping a polypropylene suture through a ureteral catheter. The snare is advanced under vision through the working channel of a pediatric cystoscope. The loop of the suture is placed over the intravesical portion of the indwelling ureteral stent. It is tied to create a noose, thus securing the stent. The stent can then be removed easily.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Cystoscopes
  • Equipment Design
  • Humans
  • Polypropylenes
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Stents*
  • Sutures
  • Ureter / pathology*
  • Urinary Catheterization / instrumentation

Substances

  • Polypropylenes