title: Preventing intra-urethral migration of a guidewire during antegrade placement of a JJ stent: a technical modification.
abstract: A JJ stent is usually inserted in antegrade fashion after percutaneous renal surgery. We describe a new technical modification for antegrade stent insertion that prevents intraoperative intra-urethral migration of the guidewire and saves operative time and cost.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ankur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.affiliation: IMS, BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Piyush
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Disha
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dalela
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Diwakar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dalela
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014513:Ureter; D014521:Urethra