ReviewNature reviews. Urology2009
Ureteral stent symptoms and associated infections: a biomaterials perspective.
Review in Nature reviews. Urology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing flexible ureteroscopy: a randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Trial
- Evaluation of postoperative safety and comfort of ureteral stent removal with extraction string in modified split-leg prone percutaneous nephrolithotomy.BMC urology · 2025Trial
- Initial experience with a newly developed antirefluxive ureter stent.Urological research · 2012Trial
- Inferior vena cava invasion by double-J stent.World journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Biofunctional coatings and drug-coated stents for restenosis therapy.Materials today. Bio · 2024Review
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- Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: Microbiologic diagnosis of implant-associated infections.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2024Review
- Outcomes of a non-randomised audit of single pigtail suture stents in urolithiasis management of Asian patients in Singapore.Asian journal of urology · 2024Article
- A method for detecting ureteral stent encrustations in medical CT images based on Mask-RCNN and 3D morphological analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Application, Advancement, and Complication of Ureteral Stent and Encrustation: A Major Complication.Cureus · 2022Review
- Environmental, Microbiological, and Immunological Features of Bacterial Biofilms Associated with Implanted Medical Devices.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2022Review
- Engineering biomaterials to prevent post-operative infection and fibrosis.Drug delivery and translational research · 2021Review
- Ureteral Stent Microbiota Is Associated with Patient Comorbidities but Not Antibiotic Exposure.Cell reports. Medicine · 2020Article
- Diatom Microbubbler for Active Biofilm Removal in Confined Spaces.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2018Article
- Antimicrobial activity Study of triclosan-loaded WBPU on Proteus mirabilis in vitro.International urology and nephrology · 2017Article
- Engineering solutions to ureteral stents: material, coating and design.Central European journal of urology · 2017Article
- Advances in ureteral stents.Translational andrology and urology · 2014Review
- Microbial biofilm formation and catheter-associated bacteriuria in patients with suprapubic catheterisation.World journal of urology · 2013Article
- Synthesis, Characterization, and in vitro Testing of a Bacteria-Targeted MR Contrast Agent.European journal of inorganic chemistry · 2012Article
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Abstract
Ureteral stents are commonly used in the field of urology, and, given their indwelling nature, are often a nidus for infection and a cause of discomfort. To minimize symptoms, the urologic surgeon should first consider whether a stent needs to be placed at all. Softer stents do not seem to improve patient comfort. Stents that are too long, specifically those that cross the midline of the bladder, significantly increase the frequency of stent-related symptoms. Administering alpha blockers while the stent is indwelling can reduce these symptoms. Antibiotic prophylaxis or concomitant antibiotic administration does not seem to reduce the incidence of stent-related urinary tract infection. At present, drug-eluting stents have shown the most promise for inhibiting bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation. Future stent designs that maintain drainage of the kidney and ureter while minimizing inflammation and contact with the urothelium will improve patient outcomes. By better understanding the basic pathways of bacterial adhesion to biomaterials, new stents and medications that target these mechanisms can be developed to eliminate bacterial adhesion and infection in patients with ureteral stents.
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