Extraanatomic stents for transplant ureteric stenosis.
Surgical and standard endourology options are limited in transplant patients with severe ureteric stenosis, particularly when access to the transplant renal pelvis is limited. The use of a silicone-polytetrafluoroethelene (PTFE)-bonded extraanatomic urinary tract stent for urinary tract drainage is described in two patients. This technique of ureteric reconstruction in renal transplantation may be considered when standard approaches have failed. It appears to be safe when performed by radiologists and urologists with expertise in percutaneous renal access.
Olsburgh
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Department of Urology, Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK. jonnyolsburgh@hotmail.com .
Dorling
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Tait
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Williams
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D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D015607:Stents; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*