title: Modification of tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy: anterograde stent with flank tether.
abstract: A limitation of tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy is the need for postoperative office cystoscopy for removal of the ureteral stent. We have developed a novel technique of intraoperative ureteral stent placement that allows for outpatient removal of the stent through the flank using the stent tether.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Los Angeles, California 90027, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Shpall
authors.forename: Ashish R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Parekh
authors.forename: Gary C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Bellman
mesh_terms: D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D015607:Stents