The value of a stent in primary ureteral repair.
Serum creatinine determinations and intravenous urography studies were made preoperatively and postoperatively on 14 dogs. Each dog underwent bilateral midureteral transection, followed by immediate elliptical ureteral reanastomosis. An indwelling stent was employed for 10 days on one side only. The use of an intraureteral stent did not influence the degree of stricture formation after ureteral repair. Factors contributing to the development of postoperative ureteral strictures are discussed.
D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D013523:Surgical Equipment; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014513:Ureter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014567:Urography