Postoperative Ureteral Leak Treated Using a Silicone-Covered Nitinol Stent

Ureteral fistula is a serious complication of abdomino-pelvic surgeries, often resulting in poor outcomes owing to lack of proper treatment. We report the case of a 49-year-old woman who underwent placement of a silicone-covered ureteral occlusion stent in her right ureter for the management of uret...

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Main Authors:	Hyo Jung Park, Ji Hoon Shin, Jong Woo Kim, Bum Sik Hong
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Korean Continence Society 2015-03-01
Series:	International Neurourology Journal
Subjects:	Urinary Fistula Urinary Diversion Stents Therapeutic Occlusion
Online Access:	http://www.einj.org/upload/pdf/inj-19-1-47.pdf

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spelling	doaj-53bac8bc54374874bfcbd23a2998d9ed2020-11-24T23:09:06ZengKorean Continence SocietyInternational Neurourology Journal2093-47772093-69312015-03-01191475010.5213/inj.2015.19.1.47519Postoperative Ureteral Leak Treated Using a Silicone-Covered Nitinol StentHyo Jung Park0Ji Hoon Shin1Jong Woo Kim2Bum Sik Hong3 Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Department of Urology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaUreteral fistula is a serious complication of abdomino-pelvic surgeries, often resulting in poor outcomes owing to lack of proper treatment. We report the case of a 49-year-old woman who underwent placement of a silicone-covered ureteral occlusion stent in her right ureter for the management of ureteral leakage after pelvic surgery. A ureterogram obtained 18 months following the stent placement confirmed that there was no stent migration or additional urine leakage. We propose that the silicone-covered ureteral occlusion stent is practical, fast, and safe for the management of ureteral leakage.http://www.einj.org/upload/pdf/inj-19-1-47.pdfUrinary FistulaUrinary DiversionStentsTherapeutic Occlusion
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author	Hyo Jung Park Ji Hoon Shin Jong Woo Kim Bum Sik Hong
spellingShingle	Hyo Jung Park Ji Hoon Shin Jong Woo Kim Bum Sik Hong Postoperative Ureteral Leak Treated Using a Silicone-Covered Nitinol Stent International Neurourology Journal Urinary Fistula Urinary Diversion Stents Therapeutic Occlusion
author_facet	Hyo Jung Park Ji Hoon Shin Jong Woo Kim Bum Sik Hong
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title	Postoperative Ureteral Leak Treated Using a Silicone-Covered Nitinol Stent
title_short	Postoperative Ureteral Leak Treated Using a Silicone-Covered Nitinol Stent
title_full	Postoperative Ureteral Leak Treated Using a Silicone-Covered Nitinol Stent
title_fullStr	Postoperative Ureteral Leak Treated Using a Silicone-Covered Nitinol Stent
title_full_unstemmed	Postoperative Ureteral Leak Treated Using a Silicone-Covered Nitinol Stent
title_sort	postoperative ureteral leak treated using a silicone-covered nitinol stent
publisher	Korean Continence Society
series	International Neurourology Journal
issn	2093-4777 2093-6931
publishDate	2015-03-01
description	Ureteral fistula is a serious complication of abdomino-pelvic surgeries, often resulting in poor outcomes owing to lack of proper treatment. We report the case of a 49-year-old woman who underwent placement of a silicone-covered ureteral occlusion stent in her right ureter for the management of ureteral leakage after pelvic surgery. A ureterogram obtained 18 months following the stent placement confirmed that there was no stent migration or additional urine leakage. We propose that the silicone-covered ureteral occlusion stent is practical, fast, and safe for the management of ureteral leakage.
topic	Urinary Fistula Urinary Diversion Stents Therapeutic Occlusion
url	http://www.einj.org/upload/pdf/inj-19-1-47.pdf
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Postoperative Ureteral Leak Treated Using a Silicone-Covered Nitinol Stent

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