title: Balloon expanded titanium prostatic urethral stent.
abstract: A new balloon expanded titanium prostatic urethral stent has been devised for the treatment of outflow obstruction. This stent is inserted under endoscopic guidance and endourethral anesthesia. We have treated 9 male patients in urinary retention with a mean follow-up of eighteen months. Six of our 9 patients had a good and prolonged response to stenting. Complications were minimal and the procedure was well tolerated. We believe that the balloon expandable titanium stent is a viable alternative for the treatment of urinary retention particularly in the very ill patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Perez-Marrero
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Emerson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D015607:Stents; D014025:Titanium; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D014025:Titanium