Permanent percutaneous antegrade ureteral stent placement without transurethral assistance.
A simple, one-step, permanent, percutaneous, antegrade insertion of a ureteral stent is described, utilizing a double, pigtail catheter. No transurethral assistance is necessary. The advantages of this simplified technique are presented, and the necessary prerequisites for its application are discussed.
D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000379:methods*