Themistoklis Ch Bellos, Ioannis S Manolitsis, Stamatios N Katsimperis, Panagiotis A Angelopoulos, Sotirios G Kapsalos-Dedes, Panagiotis K Deligiannis, Lazaros I Tzelves, Nikolaos A Kostakopoulos, Iraklis C Mitsogiannis, Ioannis M Varkarakis, Athanasios G Papatsoris, Andreas A Skolarikos, Charalampos N Deliveliotis
BACKGROUND: In urology, ureteral stents are used to treat obstructive diseases. Hematuria (54%), fever, discomfort, and lower urinary system symptoms are the predominant symptoms related to ureteral stent. AIM: This article links stent symptoms to double-j width and length, as well as patient's height, weight, and body mass index (BMI). Ureteric Stent Symptoms Questionnaire (USSQ) was used to measure ureteral stent symptoms at 1st and 4th week of stent in situ as well as the 4th week after pigtail removal...
March 4, 2024: Archivio Italiano di Urologia, Andrologia