Changing the double-pigtail stent by a new suture stent to improve patient's quality of life: a prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Double-pigtail stent intolerance reduces patient's quality of life. By decreasing the amount of material within the bladder, it should be possible to attenuate stent's symptoms. We evaluated the tolerance of a new stent with a dedicated questionnaire.

Methods

The major innovation of the pigtail suture stent (PSS) is in the replacement of the lower part of the double-pigtail stent with a 0.3F suture. A total of 79 consecutive patients agreed to be fitted with a PSS. The double-pigtail stents of 24 patients complaining strongly of symptoms were replaced with PSS (group 1), and 55 other patients were fitted directly with the PSS after an ureteral endoscopic intervention (group 2). The questionnaire was prospectively administered to patients at baseline and Day 15 post-p

SUBMITTER: Vogt B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4512273 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature