[Double J ureteral catheter. Clinical complications].
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the clinical complications of double-J ureteral catheters.


METHODS
The most relevant studies published in the literature since the self-retaining indwelling catheter was first described in 1967 are reviewed.


RESULTS
The experience and results reported in the most relevant studies are presented.


CONCLUSIONS
The double-J ureteral stent has become an integral part of the urological armamentarium. It allows good urinary drainage from the kidney to the bladder and is generally safe and well-tolerated. However, different complications may occur with short- or long-term use of indwelling stents. These complications vary from minor side effects such as hematuria, dysuria, frequency, flank and suprapubic pain, to major complications such as vesico-ureteric reflux, stent migration, encrustation, urinary infection, stent fracture, necrosis and ureteral fistula. Most of these complications require removal of the catheter.
Vallejo Herrador
J
J
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario del Aire, Madrid, España.
Burgos Revilla
F J
FJ
Alvarez Alba
J
J
Sáez Garrido
J C
JC
Téllez Martínez-Fornés
M
M
Sánchez de la Muela
P
P
Martín-Laborda y Bergasa
F
F
D004868:Equipment Failure; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000209:etiology
El catéter ureteral doble J. Complicaciones clínicas.