ReviewTurkish journal of urology2020
Problems and solutions of stent biofilm and encrustations: A review of literature.
Review in Turkish journal of urology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and safety of N-acetylcysteine vs. probiotics in in-vivo biofilm prevention on ureteral stents: a prospective randomized controlled pilot in vivo study.International urology and nephrology · 2026Trial
- Strategies and applications of antibacterial surface-modified biomaterials.Bioactive materials · 2025Review
- Tri-layer ureteral stents, with anti-encrustation surface, offer improved comfort: results from an international stent registry.Urolithiasis · 2025Article
- Pearl in a seashell: epitaxy of solitary cystolith on the leftover curl of a double j stent - a case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Title name-vanishing stent phenomenon on optical coherence tomography in a mycotic coronary aneurysm: a case report.European heart journal. Case reports · 2025Article
- Bacterial Biofilms-A Threat to Biliary Stents, Understanding Their Formation, Clinical Consequences and Management.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Intelligent Ureteral Stent Placeable via Standard Procedure for Kidney Pressure Telemetry: An Ex-Vivo Study.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2025Article
- Risk factors for bacterial stent colonization in patients with a double J ureteral stent: a prospective study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Exploring Condition-Specific Variability in the Ureteral Stent Microbiome.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Investigating the encrustation of reinforced ureteral stents by computational flow dynamic simulations.World journal of urology · 2023Article
- Horizontal Gene Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Biofilms.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- New insights into the prevention of ureteral stents encrustation.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2023Review
- Functionalized Self-Assembled Monolayers: Versatile Strategies to Combat Bacterial Biofilm Formation.Pharmaceutics · 2022Review
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- Improving the Efficacy of Antimicrobials against Biofilm-Embedded Bacteria Using Bovine Hyaluronidase Azoximer (LongidazaPharmaceutics · 2021Article
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Abstract
A ureteral stent is a commonly implanted urological device in patients with urinary tract obstruction. The main role of these stents is to allow adequate drainage of urine from the kidney into the bladder. Individuals with strictures, tumors, or obstructions from urinary stones do not have adequate urine flow and require ureteral stents as a part of their treatment to avoid potential hydronephrosis and renal failure. Although ureteral stents are highly effective in treating urinary tract obstructions, they have associated morbidities, such as biofilm formation and encrustation. Researchers have studied about how to diminish these negative outcomes by developing novel stent materials. Different coatings and biomaterials have been developed to reduce bacterial adhesion and crystal deposition onto the stent surfaces. Moreover, new investigation technologies, such as microfluidic platforms and encrustation sensors, have been utilized to better study the stents. Biofilms and encrustations can stem from bacterial origins; therefore, understanding the urinary microbiome will also provide insight into the solutions for treating them. There are still some gaps in our knowledge regarding the exact underlying mechanisms of stent-associated biofilms and encrustation. Future studies should include continuous testing of novel stent biomaterials for safety and efficacy, developing new technologies for identifying and extracting biofilms, enriching the assessment of stent encrustation, and diving deeper into understanding the urinary microbiome.
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