Electronic ISSN 2287-0237

VOLUME

ANTEGRADE ACCESS PLACEMENT OF RESONANCE® METALLIC DOUBLE-J STENT IN URETERAL OBSTRUCTION: A CASE REPORT

FEBRUARY 2018 - VOL.14 | CASE REPORT

Received: November 09, 2017

Revision received: November 12, 2017

Accepted after revision: January 13, 2018

BKK Med J 2018;14(1):52-56.

Abstract

Retrograde or endoscopic approach of Double-J stent (DJS) is still the most favorable choice of treatment in both benign and malignant ureteral obstruction. Percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) is, however, an alternative to DJS placement. Antegrade placement of DJS (either plastic or metallic) can be done easily with no particularly significant complication when the PCN tube is already placed in the kidney. The metallic DJS or Resonance® stent is probably preferable to the plastic DJS in terms of median life span and cost effectiveness. We report on cases with the use of metallic DJS or Resonance® stent in patients with failed placement of the DJS via either a retrograde or endoscopic route. We summarize the demographic data of four (4) cases of antegrade placement of metallic DJS.

Keywords

ureteral obstruction, double J stent, metallic stent

Address Correspondence to author

Komgrit Tanisaro, MD, Associate Professor Chief, Interventional Radiology,

Bangkok Hospital Headquater, 2 Soi Soonvijai 7, New Petchburi Rd., Bangkok 10310, Thailand

email: [email protected]

DOI:

10.31524/bkkmedj.2018.02.010

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