Ureteric catheterization via an ileal conduit: technique and retrieval of a JJ stent.
Retrograde ureteric catheterization of a patient with an ileal conduit is difficult, because guide wires and catheters coil in the conduit. A modified loopogram, using a Foley catheter as a fulcrum through which catheters can be advanced to the ureteric anastomosis, is described. This technique was used to remove a JJ stent, which had been inserted previously across a stricture in one ureter, the stent crossing from one kidney to the other.
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T M
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Department of Uroradiology, University College London Hospitals and Institute of Urology and Nephrology UCL, London, UK.
Kellett
M J
MJ
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D014547:Urinary Diversion