Improving splintage techniques in pyeloplasty.
One hundred patients undergoing pyeloplasty were studied and the outcome assessed with particular reference to the splintage technique used. A double J stent was used in 16 patients instead of a more traditional external drainage technique. The use of the double J stent for splintage of a pyeloplasty anastomosis was associated with a marked reduction in hospital stay and with fewer post-operative complications when compared with external drainage techniques. The double J stent is recommended in cases where a pyeloplasty anastomosis is to be splinted.
Department of Urology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
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Sibley
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Graham
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Smith
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Doyle
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000601:surgery*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control