title: New developments in the use of prostatic stents.
abstract: Bladder outflow obstruction is a very common age-related clinical entity due to a variety of benign and malignant diseases of the prostate. Surgical treatment under general or regional anesthesia is not suitable for high-risk elderly patients who seek minimally invasive management. Unfortunately, for patients who are not fit for transurethral and/or laser prostatectomy, few treatment options remain, other than long-term catheterization and insertion (under local anesthesia) of a prostatic stent. In this review, we present developments in the use of prostatic stents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endourology, Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Athanasios G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Papatsoris
authors.forename: Islam
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Junaid
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zachou
authors.forename: Stefanos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kachrilas
authors.forename: Faruquz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zaman
authors.forename: Junaid
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Masood
authors.forename: Noor
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Buchholz
keywords: bladder outlet obstruction; prostatic stent; stent migration; urethal lumen