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12934529

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-8-25
pubmed:abstractText
Tube stents are widely used to achieve internal urinary drainage in the urology field. Recently, in an attempt to improve upon metallic stents, these stents were introduced for use in the obstructed urethra and ureter. We review the current indications and devices for internal urinary drainage using metallic stents. In recent years, intraprostatic metallic stents have been established as a minimally invasive alternative treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Appropriate patient selection and optimal stent positioning are required. However, intraprostatic metallic stents represent a useful option to BPH therapy for high operative-risk patients. Only limited data exist concerning patency rates and the efficacy of stent treatment of ureteral obstruction, and the indications for the implantation of metallic stents in these patients is controversial. The efficacy of metallic stents in this situation is not clear, but some investigators suggest that the implantation of metallic stents in obstructed ureters may be safely and effectively performed in patients with incurable malignancies.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0301-4894
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
104
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
567-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
[Metallic stents as a new therapeutic procedure for urinary tract obstruction].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract