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Urolithiasis
Published in: Urolithiasis 3/2020

01-06-2020 | Laser | Letter to the Editor

Successful removal of an encrusted metallic ureteral stent using a disposable ureteroscope and Ho:YAG laser lithotripsy

Authors: Takashi Kawahara, Kota Kobayashi, Shinnosuke Kurora, Masahiro Yao, Hiroji Uemura

Published in: Urolithiasis | Issue 3/2020

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The use of a metallic ureteral stent was first reported in 2006 by Borin et al. Metallic ureteral stents can be exchanged less frequently due to the use of metallic materials and the stent’s spiral form [1]. Metallic ureteral stents are currently widely used in daily urological practice and their efficacy and safety have been confirmed [2, 3]. In our institute, a total of 120 metallic ureteral stents have been used. Among these cases, we only encountered one case involving a heavily encrusted metallic ureteral stent. …
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Borin JF, Melamud O, Clayman RV (2006) Initial experience with full-length metal stent to relieve malignant ureteral obstruction. J Endourol 20(5):300–304CrossRef
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Elsamra SE, Leavitt DA, Motato HA, Friedlander JI, Siev M, Keheila M et al (2015) Stenting for malignant ureteral obstruction: tandem, metal or metal-mesh stents. Int J Urol 22(7):629–636CrossRef
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Ohtaka M, Kawahara T, Ishiguro Y, Sharma M, Yao M, Miyamoto H et al (2018) Expression of receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand in bladder cancer. Int J Urol 25(10):901–902CrossRef
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Title
Successful removal of an encrusted metallic ureteral stent using a disposable ureteroscope and Ho:YAG laser lithotripsy
Authors
Takashi Kawahara
Kota Kobayashi
Shinnosuke Kurora
Masahiro Yao
Hiroji Uemura
Publication date
01-06-2020
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword
Laser
Published in
Urolithiasis / Issue 3/2020
Print ISSN: 2194-7228
Electronic ISSN: 2194-7236
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00240-019-01171-9

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