Resonance metallic ureteral stents do not successfully treat ureteroenteric strictures.
OBJECTIVE
To report the outcomes of patients with ureteroenteric strictures after ileal conduit urinary diversion that were managed with Resonance metallic ureteral stents.


METHODS
Ten ureteroenteric strictures in patients with ileal conduits that were managed with metallic ureteral stenting were retrospectively identified. Charts were examined for patient age, anastomosis type, stricture cause, stricture laterality, complications, and follow-up.


RESULTS
Nine of 10 (90%) cases resulted in distal stent migration. Mean time to stent migration was 21 days (range 3-60 d).


CONCLUSIONS
Placement of Resonance metallic stents in patients with ileal conduits is ineffective for management of ureteroenteric strictures because of the high rate of distal migration.
Garg
Tullika
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Department of Urology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
Guralnick
Michael L
ML
Langenstroer
Peter
P
See
William A
WA
Hieb
Robert A
RA
Rilling
William S
WS
Sudakoff
Gary S
GS
O'Connor
R Corey
RC
D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017211:Treatment Failure; D014513:Ureter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*
D008670:Metals