ReviewAsian journal of urology2015
Ureteral stent technology: Drug-eluting stents and stent coatings.
Review in Asian journal of urology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of theophylline on stent-related symptoms in patients undergoing Double-J ureteral stent insertion: a randomized controlled trial.International urology and nephrology · 2024Trial
- Choosing the optimal ureteral stent design, size, and material in different situations: a review from the European association of urology endourology.World journal of urology · 2026Review
- Ultrasound-activated cilia for biofilm control in indwelling medical devices.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- A Technique for the Internalization of Nephroureteral Stents in Patients With Ileal Conduits.Cureus · 2024Article
- Antimicrobial and Antiproliferative Coatings for Stents in Veterinary Medicine-State of the Art and Perspectives.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Prevention of device-related infections in patients with cancer: Current practice and future horizons.CA: a cancer journal for clinicians · 2023Review
- Comprehensive overview of ureteral stents based on clinical aspects, material and design.Central European journal of urology · 2023Review
- Assessment of persistent antimicrobial and anti-biofilm activity of p-HEMA hydrogel loaded with rifampicin and cefixime.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Functional Properties of Polyurethane Ureteral Stents with PLGA and Papaverine Hydrochloride Coating.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- Biodegradable and Drug-Eluting Inorganic Composites Based on Mesoporous Zinc Oxide for Urinary Stent Applications.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- A Microfluidic-Based Investigation of Bacterial Attachment in Ureteral Stents.Micromachines · 2020Article
- Ureteral stents in urolithiasis.Asian journal of urology · 2018Review
- Advances in Ureteral Stent Design and Materials.Current urology reports · 2018Review
- Patients with encrusted ureteral stents can be treated by a single session combined endourological approach.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
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4 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Ureteral stents are commonly used following urological procedures to maintain ureteral patency. However, alongside the benefits of the device, indwelling stents frequently cause significant patient discomfort (pain, urgency, frequency) and can become encrusted and infected. The importance of these sequelae is that they are not only bothersome to the patient but can lead to significant morbidity, urinary retention, ureteral damage, recurrent infections, pyelonephritis and sepsis. When these problems occur, stent removal or replacement alongside antibiotic, analgesic and/or other symptom-modifying therapies are essential to successfully treat the patient. In an attempt to prevent such morbidity, numerous approaches have been investigated over the past several decades to modify the stent itself, thereby affecting changes locally within the urinary tract without significant systemic therapy. These strategies include changes to device design, polymeric composition, drug-elution and surface coatings. Of these, drug-elution and surface coatings are the most studied and display the most promise for advancing ureteral stent use and efficacy. This article reviews these two strategies in detail to determine their clinical potential and guide future research in the area.
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